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Aug 1, 20223 min read

This Day in History: Medals of Honor during Operation Tidal Wave

On this day in 1943, Operation Tidal Wave begins. Nearly 180 Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers embark on a lengthy mission to destroy...

This Day in History: USS Indianapolis is sunk by Japanese torpedoes

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Jul 29, 20223 min read

This Day in History: USS Indianapolis is sunk by Japanese torpedoes

On this day in 1945, USS Indianapolis travels from Guam toward the Leyte Gulf in the Philippines. Unfortunately, Indianapolis would...

This Day in History: Operation Vengeance

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Jul 26, 20223 min read

This Day in History: Operation Vengeance

On this day in 2001, a World War II pilot passes away. Colonel Rex Barber is best known for his participation in Operation Vengeance, a...

This Day in History: The Allies demand unconditional surrender from Japan

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Jul 26, 20222 min read

This Day in History: The Allies demand unconditional surrender from Japan

On this day in 1945, the United States, Great Britain, and China issue the Potsdam Declaration . The statement put the Japanese...

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Jul 9, 20223 min read

This Day in History: Chips, the war dog

On this day in 1943, a dog becomes a World War II hero. Chips was a German shepherd-collie-husky mix who’d traveled with the U.S. Army...

This Day in History: Donald D. Pucket and a raid on Ploesti

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Jul 9, 20222 min read

This Day in History: Donald D. Pucket and a raid on Ploesti

On this day in 1944, a United States Army Air Forces pilot puts his life on the line. First Lieutenant Donald Pucket must have known that...

This Day in History: Japanese attack on Panama

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Jun 24, 20223 min read

This Day in History: Japanese attack on Panama

At about this time in 1945, Japan cancels a plan to attack the Panama Canal. The Japanese had new submarines—unlike anything the world...

This Day in History: The Most Decorated Soldier?

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Jun 18, 20223 min read

This Day in History: The Most Decorated Soldier?

At about this time in 1944, a soldier engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Usually, Medals are awarded for...

This Day in History: Yank, the Army Weekly

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Jun 17, 20223 min read

This Day in History: Yank, the Army Weekly

At about this time in 1942, the first edition of Yank, the Army Weekly, is published. It would bear a cover date of June 17, 1942. Today,...

This Day in History: George Watson's Medal of Honor

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Jun 13, 20223 min read

This Day in History: George Watson's Medal of Honor

On this day in 1943, a soldier is awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. The award made U.S. Army Private George Watson the first black...

This Day in History: The Tuskegee Airmen's first aerial combat

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Jun 9, 20224 min read

This Day in History: The Tuskegee Airmen's first aerial combat

On this day in 1943, the Tuskegee Airmen of the 99th Fighter Squadron engage in aerial combat for the first time. “The Tuskegee Airmen...

This Day in History: Ernest H. Dervishian

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May 23, 20223 min read

This Day in History: Ernest H. Dervishian

On this day in 1944, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Some might have thought Ernest H. Dervishian an...

This Day in History: Winston Churchill & FDR plan for D-Day

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May 19, 20223 min read

This Day in History: Winston Churchill & FDR plan for D-Day

On this day in 1943, FDR and Winston Churchill discuss the D-Day landings. That massive Allied invasion was still more than a year in the...

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May 17, 20223 min read

This Day in History: Dogs for Defense

On this day in 1942, a Georgia newspaper reports on a new military effort: Dogs for Defense. Did you know that some Americans offered...

This Day in History: Wilburn K. Ross single-handedly holds off German forces

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May 12, 20223 min read

This Day in History: Wilburn K. Ross single-handedly holds off German forces

On this day in 1922, a future Medal of Honor recipient is born. Then-Private Wilburn K. Ross would engage in a virtual one-man battle...

This Day in History: Thomas McCall's bravery in Italy

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May 9, 20223 min read

This Day in History: Thomas McCall's bravery in Italy

On this day in 1916, a hero is born. Thomas McCall would receive a Medal of Honor for his courage during World War II, yet he surely...

This Day in History: German U-boats near Rhode Island

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May 6, 20223 min read

This Day in History: German U-boats near Rhode Island

On this day in 1945, Americans destroy a German submarine near Point Judith, Rhode Island. That submarine, U-853, had torpedoed an...

This Day in History: Lt. Col. Phillip Rasmussen, hero of Pearl Harbor

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Apr 30, 20223 min read

This Day in History: Lt. Col. Phillip Rasmussen, hero of Pearl Harbor

On this day in 2005, Lt. Col. Phillip Rasmussen passes away. He is best known for his actions on December 7, 1941, during the Japanese...

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Apr 30, 20223 min read

This Day in History: Operation Cowboy

On this day in 1945, a coalition of American and German soldiers work to save the famous white Lipizzaner horses from an advancing...

This Day in History: Grace "Tugboat Annie" Lally

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Apr 26, 20223 min read

This Day in History: Grace "Tugboat Annie" Lally

On this day in 1897, a heroine is born. Grace “Tugboat Annie” Lally would serve as a nurse in both World Wars, but she is perhaps best...

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