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Thomas Guinn
Thomas Guinn (1836 – 1908) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.
Union assault.
On May 22, 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant ordered an assault on the Confederate heights at Vicksburg, Mississippi. The plan called for a storming party of volunteers to build a bridge across a moat and plant scaling ladders against the enemy embankment in advance of the main attack.
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Strike Group under Commodore Simon Ancona and the Amphibious Task Group build around HMS "Ocean".
Previous commanders.
- Rear Admiral Reynold D. Hogle, 25 Sep 1961 – 8 Nov 1962
- Rear Admiral John Joseph Hyland, Jr., 8 Nov 1962 - ?
- Rear Admiral Dick H. Guinn
- Rear Admiral Lawrence R. Geis
- Rear Admiral Donald D. Engen, 1971
- Rear Adm. Richard J. O’Hanlon, as Commander Carrier Strike Group Four, 1 June
- Rear Admiral Robert B. Fuller,