An overview

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Hello, I'm Indy beetle. I've been editing Wikipedia with a registered account since January 2016. Early on, I focused on World War I and World War II related content, with an emphasis on naval engagements and/or smaller countries and lesser known theaters. I've since branched out in my work, editing a fair amount on Cold War Africa, especially the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi, while also covering subjects of North Carolina (US) history.

I served as a coordinator for the Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history from 2020 to 2023.

Articles I've worked with

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Created (in order of oldest to newest)

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  1. Battle of Mill
  2. Battle of Isefjord
  3. Liberation of Finnmark
  4. Action in the Oslofjord
  5. Battle of Horten Harbour
  6. Free City of Danzig Police
  7. Black Sea Raid (originally a redirect)  
  8. Action of 8 January 1916
  9. Action of 10 May 1915
  10. Project Genoa II
  11. Mikhail Nikolayevich von Giers
  12. A. H. Vedel
  13. J. Wayne Fredericks
  14. Lea-Hutaff Island
  15. Émile Speller
  16. George Platt Waller
  17. Oscar Michiels
  18. Robert F. Kennedy's remarks at the University of Kansas
  19. Conflict in Vietnam and at Home
  20. Adrianus Antonius van Nijnatten
  21. The Pursuit of Justice (stub)
  22. Richard Ackermann (stub)
  23. Law Day Address
  24. Battle of Kunduz (2016)
  25. Joseph S. Clark's and Robert F. Kennedy's tour of the Mississippi Delta  
  26. Francis Henry Fries
  27. Free City of Danzig Government in Exile
  28. Avalon, North Carolina
  29. Oscar Clark Carr Jr.
  30. Thomas Kanza
  31. Jean Bolikango  
  32. Paul Bolya
  33. Cléophas Kamitatu
  34. Ferdinand Essandja (stub)
  35. Sophie Kanza
  36. Joseph Kasongo
  37. Daniel Kanza
  38. Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
  39. Free Republic of the Congo  
  40. Marcel Lihau  
  41. Antoine Charles Cazenove
  42. Operation Grandslam  
  43. Paul Panda Farnana
  44. Siege of Saïo  
  45. Jason Sendwe  
  46. Danish Brigade in Sweden
  47. Maurice Mpolo
  48. African Jazz Mokili Mobimba
  49. Anicet Kashamura (stub)
  50. Luluabourg Constitution
  51. 1981 Seychelles coup d'état attempt
  52. The Dream Shall Never Die
  53. J.J. Webster
  54. Operation Rum Punch
  55. Jean van den Bosch (originally a redirect)
  56. Joseph Okito
  57. Justin Kokolo
  58. Louis Bobozo
  59. Alphonse Songolo
  60. Mario-Philippe Losembe
  61. Gilbert Pongo
  62. Tshombe Government
  63. Ansitz Freienfeld
  64. Victor Koumorico
  65. Charles Kisolokele
  66. Isaac Kalonji
  67. Yvon Kimpiobi
  68. Joseph Midiburo
  69. Jean-Pierre Déricoyard
  70. Henry Casimir de Rham
  71. Jean-Chrysostome Weregemere  
  72. André Lubaya
  73. Sylvestre Mudingayi
  74. Nicolas Bayona Ba Meya
  75. Henri-Thomas Lokondo
  76. M'Pongo Love
  77. Kamulangu
  78. Robert K. A. Gardiner  
  79. Aboubacar Demba Camara
  80. Haile Mariam Mammo
  81. Bertin Mwamba
  82. Grégoire Kamanga
  83. Alphonse Ilunga
  84. Arbegnoch
  85. Joseph Ngalula
  86. Pascal Nkayi
  87. Rémy Mwamba  
  88. A Tale of Two Cities (speech)
  89. Emery Wafwana
  90. Barthélemy Mukenge  
  91. Marcel Bisukiro
  92. Lumumba Government
  93. College of Commissioners-General
  94. Mutiny of the Force Publique
  95. David Musuguri
  96. Dissolution of the Lumumba Government
  97. Joseph Lutula
  98. Jean-Pierre Finant
  99. Laurent Eketebi  
  100. Aloïs Kabangi
  101. Formation of the Lumumba Government
  102. Grace Ibingira
  103. John W. Winters  
  104. Battle of Masaka   
  105. Battle of Entebbe   
  106. Ateker Ejalu
  107. John Butler Walden  
  108. Battle of Jinja  
  109. Battle of Karuma Falls  
  110. State Research Bureau (organisation)
  111. Battle of Bombo  
  112. Battle of Bondo  
  113. Silas Mayunga
  114. Battle of Mutukula  
  115. Jean Miruho
  116. Battle of Kampala (from redirect)  
  117. Invasion of Kagera    
  118. Battle of Simba Hills  
  119. Battle of Sembabule  
  120. Siege of Masaka
  121. Battleboro, North Carolina (from redirect)
  122. Mechanics and Farmers Bank
  123. John Nottingham
  124. Alphonse Nguvulu
  125. Battle of Gayaza Hills  
  126. Isaac Lumago
  127. Herman Lupogo
  128. Glendon, North Carolina
  129. Joseph Mbuyi
  130. Battle of Kabalo  
  131. Dusman Sabuni
  132. Free Dutch Forces
  133. Robert L. Gavin
  134. Invasion of South Kasai  
  135. Henry L. Bridges
  136. Calvin E. Lightner  
  137. Ponder machine
  138. R. W. Goodman  
  139. Horace Locklear
  140. Irving E. Carlyle
  141. Courthouse clique
  142. Suleiman Hussein
  143. Shaban Opolot
  144. Imran Kombe
  145. Abdallah Nasur  
  146. Malcolm McLeod
  147. Forrest H. Shuford
  148. George Attmore Long
  149. L. V. Sutton
  150. T. Clarence Stone
  151. Ralph H. Scott
  152. Frank Crane (labor official)
  153. William C. Creel
  154. Thomas Avery Nye, Jr.
  155. George B. Patton
  156. Janice H. Faulkner
  157. Henry Ward Oxendine
  158. Hubert Stone
  159. James L. Webb
  160. Michel Rwagasana
  161. K.A.S. Raja
  162. Gilles Bimazubute
  163. Martin Ndayahoze
  164. Artémon Simbananiye
  165. Bernard Ciza
  166. Fusionism in North Carolina
  167. Bugesera invasion  
  168. François Rukeba
  169. Paul Mirerekano  
  170. Jeannine Mukanirwa
  171. Michel Kayihura
  172. Jean‐Marie Ngendahayo
  173. Prosper Bwanakweli
  174. Joseph Biroli  
  175. Gervais Nyangoma
  176. Jean-Baptiste Ntidendereza
  177. Constitution of the Kingdom of Burundi
  178. Léonard Nyangoma
  179. Charles Baranyanka
  180. Claver Nuwinkware
  181. Coup of Gitarama  
  182. Glenn Maynor
  183. Moss Neck, North Carolina
  184. Pates, North Carolina
  185. James Hamlin
  186. East Hargett Street (Raleigh, North Carolina)
  187. Fred J. Carnage
  188. Joseph Bukera
  189. Thaddée Siryuyumunsi
  190. Pierre Baranyanka
  191. Kamenge incidents
  192. Léon Ndenzako
  193. Lee B. Weathers
  194. Third North Carolina Regiment (1898–1899)
  195. Michael R. Nelson
  196. NNS Obuma
  197. Binza group
  198. 2009 ConAgra Foods plant explosion
  199. Pierre Mpozenzi
  200. Joseph Mbazumutima
  201. June Kay Campbell
  202. New South governor
  203. Frederick Marchant
  204. Curtis O. Dedeaux
  205. David Flaherty
  206. Gil Carmichael  
  207. Asa T. Spaulding Jr.
  208. Francis M. Wishart
  209. Steve Patterson (politician)
  210. Maurice Dantin
  211. Jacob John Mkunda
  212. R. Samuel Hunt
  213. St. Agnes Hospital (Raleigh, North Carolina)  
  214. Leon Bramlett
  215. Scuffletown, North Carolina
  216. Old Main (University of North Carolina at Pembroke)
  217. Sonny Merideth
  218. William J. Cole
  219. John Arthur Eaves
  220. Mississippi welfare funds scandal
  221. J. William Copeland
  222. Mebane's Bridge
  223. Frank Mebane
  224. Richard M. Norment
  225. The Robesonian takeover  
  226. Andy P. Mullins
  227. Border Belt Independent
  228. Octavius Coke
  229. William A. Guthrie
  230. Wyatt P. Exum
  231. James M. Mewborne
  232. Colcor
  233. Mississippi Transportation Commission
  234. Mississippi Education Reform Act of 1982
  235. Unifi Manufacturing
  236. North Carolina District Courts
  237. Governor of Louisiana (from redirect)
  238. Governor of Mississippi (from redirect)
  239. Samuel S. Ashley
  240. Stacey W. Wade
  241. Valentin Bankumuhari
  242. Jessica Holmes (politician)
  243. T. T. Clayton
  244. Emmanuel Lumu
  245. Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company
  246. Amédée Kabugubugu

Heavily contributed to

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Government Surveillance

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North Carolina

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World War I

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World War II

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Uganda

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Burundi

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Miscellaneous Africa

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Robert Kennedy

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Mississippi

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Miscellaneous

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Other contributions

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Niceties I have had the privilege to receive

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  The Citation Barnstar
For all the work you've done to organize the citations for Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act. Thanks! Willthacheerleader18 (talk) 07:23, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
  The award for cooperative and collegial editing on controversial German-Polish topics
For excellent work on Danzig-related articles and topics. LavaBaron (talk) 03:29, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
  The Swiss Barnstar of National Merit
For all the work you've done to improve the amount of information published on Wikipedia regarding the history of Switzerland. Thanks! -- Willthacheerleader18 (talk) 17:27, 9 January 2017 (UTC)
this WikiAward was given to {{subst:PAGENAME}} by ~~~ on ~~~~~
  The Original Barnstar
For Justin Kokolo - good work!! Buckshot06 (talk) 19:24, 14 May 2017 (UTC)
  The Original Barnstar
For your continuing work on User:Indy_beetle/Lumumba_Government. Great work!! Buckshot06 (talk) 01:11, 2 July 2017 (UTC)
  The Barnstar of Diligence
For soldiering on with a often underappreciated, but extraordinarily important subject for the whole of Africa: Congo/Zaire.. Buckshot06 (talk) 23:12, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
  The Congo Barnstar of National Merit
For Thomas Kanza and other ongoing Congo/Zaire contributions Buckshot06 (talk) 05:07, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
  The Original Barnstar
For the Siege of Saïo. Fantastic article, well done. Eastfarthingan (talk) 11:22, 23 September 2017 (UTC)
  The Original Barnstar
For your incredible magnum opus, the Lumumba Government. Fantastic work!! I've made a few edits for example to make sure that those who don't often utilize French know what a functionary is.

Should you wish to take notice of the size tag, you could move material into the Belgian Congo election 1960 and/or set up a separate article for the successor College of Commissioners-General, which deserves a separate article (in some form) anyway, and which I've redlinked. Again, thanks so much for all your hard work on this!! Buckshot06 (talk) 20:17, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

  The Military history A-Class medal
On behalf of the Military History Project, I am proud to present the A-Class medal for Operation Grandslam, Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, and Fall of Kampala. MilHistBot (talk) 00:30, 11 January 2019 (UTC)
  The Military history A-Class medal
On behalf of the Military History Project, I am proud to present the A-Class medal for Battle of Entebbe, Battle of Masaka, and Battle of Lukaya Peacemaker67 (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 00:30, 29 April 2019 (UTC)
  The Photographer's Barnstar
Thank you for your fabulous North Carolina photos. Magnolia677 (talk) 16:06, 28 May 2019 (UTC)
  The Writer's Barnstar
For your hard work on Uganda military history, on articles such as Battle of Entebbe and Battle of Bondo. Great to see quality for Africa! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:55, 20 June 2019 (UTC)
  The Special Barnstar
I had not yet thanked you properly for your great contributions and help in creating magnificent, high-quality articles about the Uganda–Tanzania War. It has been a pleasure to work with you on these articles! Applodion (talk) 09:48, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
  The Signpost Barnstar
for all the good stuff Smallbones(smalltalk) 00:53, 1 November 2019 (UTC)
  The Original Barnstar
For User:Indy beetle/Invasion of South Kasai - great summary of the operation involving a whole bunch of details I've never seen!! Wish I had your books!! Buckshot06 (talk) 07:26, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
  The Original Barnstar
For your extensive rewrite and expansion of Ikiza Buckshot06 (talk) 07:56, 27 September 2020 (UTC)
  The Writer's Barnstar
Thank you for the great expansion of Ikiza! It is always a treat to read your work. Applodion (talk) 07:59, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
  The Coordinator stars
On behalf of the members of WikiProject Military history, in recognition of your election to the position of Coordinator, I take great pleasure in presenting you with the Coordinator's stars, and wish you the best of luck for the coming year! Cheers, Gog the Mild (talk) 16:18, 29 September 2020 (UTC)
  The Writer's Barnstar
For your contributions on articles like Uganda–Tanzania War. Really, amazing work! Eddie891 Talk Work 01:11, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
  The African Union Barnstar of National Merit
I had hoped that there was a Burundian National Barnstar, but there isn't and this will have to do. Your article on Louis Rwagasore is really exceptional, particularly given the quality of the available sources, and is a big addition to WP:BURUNDI. Many thanks for your work on this and other related articles, both Burundian and Congolese! —Brigade Piron (talk) 16:26, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
  The Barnstar of National Merit
For your great work on Battle of Hayes Pond and Lowry War. Your ability to find sources for relatively obscure topics and then write compelling yet objective articles always amazes me. Keep up the good work! Applodion (talk) 11:54, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

On behalf of the FAR coordinators, thank you, Indy beetle! Your work on Barthélemy Boganda has allowed the article to retain its featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. You may display this FA star upon your userpage. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Nikkimaria (talk) 03:48, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

  The Military history A-Class medal
On behalf of the Military History Project, I am proud to present the A-Class medal for Libyan–Egyptian War, Invasion of Kagera, and Kirk–Holden war. Hog Farm (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 00:30, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
  The Original Barnstar
For Jacob John Mkunda in timely answer of another Wikipedian's request. Buckshot06 (talk) 09:45, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
  North Carolina County Barnstar 2
Congratulations on the successful nomination of Scotland County, North Carolina! It is now the second county GA article in the state and one of the other nine across Wikipedia. Unfortunately, the review wasn't as smooth sailing as the first nomination, but it was never going to match the detail as Robeson County just due to county size alone. If you choose to nominate another county article, or for anything else, I'll always be happy to help! Thank you for work and have a great day! DiscoA340 (talk) 20:57, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

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