While enemy mortar fire and exploding ammunition add to the threat of the expanding blaze, Lucas orders the rest of his fellow rescuers to safety while he works to free the soldier by himself. Hill. 9 - his farewell address to his troops. Possibly alluding to British general Bernard Montgomery's reluctance to engage, resulting in only 1,400 British casualties compared to well over 100,000 Americans, Churchill states "U.S. troops have done almost all the fighting, suffering losses equal to those of both sides at the Battler of Gettysburg. 1st Class Kristofor T. Stonesifer become the first combat-related casualties in the War on Terror when the helicopter carrying them crashes in Pakistan. "Gus" Grissom blasts off aboard his Redstone Rocket, becoming the second American in space. 1943: The most decorated battleship in the U.S. Navy, USS New Jersey (BB-62), is commissioned at Philadelphia. 1951: Pres. 1976: Soviet Air Force pilot Lt. Viktor Belenko lands his brand-new MiG-25P "Foxbat" at Hakodate Airport in Japan and asks for political asylum in the United States. 1945: 600 aircraft from Task Force 38, commanded by Vice Adm. John S. McCain, and hundreds of B-29 "Superfortress" bombers attack mainland Japan. In 13 seconds, four students lay dead and nine more are wounded. 1944: Just three days after landing, the 81st Infantry Division has eliminated most of the Japanese garrison on the island of Angaur. When the USS Daniel Boone joins the Pacific Fleet in December, American nuclear missiles can now target anywhere on the entire Eurasian landmass. 1776: After an 11-month siege by George Washington's Continental Army and the recent fortification of nearby Dorcester Heights with cannons captured from Fort Ticonderoga, Gen. Sir William Howe decides to evacuate the nearly 10,000 British troops garrisoned in Boston. Peter Kappesser and 1st Sgt. The force is disbanded after the American Revolution, but in 1792, President George Washington forms the Legion of the United States - the nation's first "professional" fighting force - renamed the United States Army in 1796. The United States Army Center of Military History (CMH) is a directorate within the Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army. 1945: Before dawn, thousands of Soviet guns open fire on the entrenched German soldiers defending Seelow Heights while nearly one million Red Army soldiers begin their assault. For the next 90 minutes, Smith alternates between caring for the wounded, extinguishing the fire, and manning the .50 caliber guns against attacking German fighters. 1945: U.S. Army Lt. Col. A. Peter Dewey, the chief of the Saigon Office of Special Services, is mistaken for a Frenchman and shot in the head by Viet Minh forces, making Dewey the first American killed by communists in Vietnam. Iven C. Kincheloe, Jr. of the 25th Fighter Interceptor Squadron kills his fifth enemy MiG, becoming the United States' tenth ace of the Korean War. Speicher had already been wounded in the attack, but charges forward against an enemy position. For his daring actions, Audie Murphy is awarded the Medal of Honor, making him one of the highest decorated men in American military history. 2005: A six-man Marine sniper team is attacked and overrun by Iraqi insurgents near Haditha, Iraq. Gammon's daring assault proves to be too much for the enemy armor, but as it fires a parting shot, an 88-mm shells scores a direct hit on the daring American staff sergeant. Goldfein is now the Air Force Chief of Staff - the service's top officer. 1900: While the bloody Chinese campaign against foreigners and Christians known as the Boxer Rebellion intensifies, Marines from the battleship USS Oregon (BB-3) and cruiser USS Newark (C-1) arrive at the Chinese capital of Peking (now Beijing) to protect American and foreign legations. The president authorizes the Pentagon to activate some 50,000 Reservists, and while touring Ground Zero, Bush proclaims "the people that knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon.". 1918: During a German artillery barrage of explosive and gas shells, Marine Gunnery Sgt. - William McKinley. 2007: With U.S. military airlift assets stretched to the maximum, a Russian An-124 "Condor" lands at Moffett Air Field (Calif.) to transport the California Air National Guard's 129th Rescue Wing and their HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters to Afghanistan. Three jets are damaged and a Phantom flown by Capt. Today's Purple Heart medal, awarded to service members killed or wounded in combat, traces its roots to Washington's Badge. The ship is sunk, but not before her crew can report the position of the American aircraft carriers. 1915: Lt. Cmdr. Earlier in the day, Lt. Col. Leon R. Vance led a diversionary bombing mission over Wimereaux, France. 1862: President Abraham Lincoln signs a law creating the Medal of Honor - the nation's highest decoration for valor. 1862: A day after 10,000 soldiers under the command of Brig. Incidentally, S-13 will sink another German evacuee-laden vessel 11 days later, claiming another 4,500 lives. The division's first combat jumps will take place in Sicily and Italy the following year. For saving his fellow soldier's life at the cost of his own, Cpl. John Rodgers attempts a long-distance flight from California to Hawaii, his PN-9 flying boat runs out of fuel several hundred miles short of the goal. William Shemin hops out of his trench and crosses 150 yards of coverless, machinegun-swept ground to rescue fellow soldiers on three occasions. Without navigational aids and fighting abominable and unpredictable weather, American airmen would deliver 650,000 tons of ammunition and supplies to nationalist Chinese forces and to American air bases in China. 1987: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!". Although the fall of Charleston and capture of thousands of Continental Army soldiers is the largest setback of the war for the Americans, British operations in the Southern colonies will quickly prove to be the undoing of the king’s men in North America. 1862: Union Army Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside ends his disastrous series of frontal attacks against Gen. Robert E. Lee’s well-entrenched Confederate forces along Marye’s Heights during the Battle of Fredericksburg. Gen. William Mahone. 1917: Kaiser Wilhelm orders the Imperial German Navy's fleet of 105 U-boats to resume their campaign of unrestricted submarine warfare, effectively causing the United States to enter World War I. F-35: The Most Expensive Weapons Program in History. The Battle of Cowpens ends in a decisive victory for Morgan – who defeats Tarleton in a classic double-envelopment – and a near-irrevocable loss of men, equipment, and reputation for the infamous Tarleton and his "British Legion.". George J. McMillin (a veteran of the Dominican Republic occupation, Veracruz campaign, and two World Wars), surrenders the island when 7,000 Japanese land on the island and overwhelm its defenders. 1969: When Lance Cpl. The soldiers attack when a shot is fired (it is not known who fired) and massacre over 150 Sioux, including many women and children. 1941: After an Australian scout plane spots a Japanese fleet near the Malayan Coast, the Allies presume that the Japanese plan to invade Thailand. 1945: As the threat of Cold War with the Soviets begins to materialize following the end the war in Europe, the U.S. military begins recruiting and evacuation of valuable German rocket scientists and their families. Meanwhile in the Taiwan Straight, the submarine USS Tang - the most successful U.S. submarine ever - engages a convoy of Japanese transports, freighters, tankers, and their escorts. Naval history). Nicholas Bouquet of the 1st Iowa Infantry, Cpl. 1924: Four modified Douglas torpedo bombers known as the Douglas World Cruisers take off from Seattle on the first-ever circumnavigation of the globe by an airplane. 1941: The river gunboat USS Tutuila (PR-4) of the Yangtze Patrol becomes the first U.S. warship attacked during World War II when Japanese aircraft mistakenly bomb the vessel in Chunking, China. At this point, the Military Assistance Advisory Group serving in Vietnam consists of only 700 men. Surrounded on all sides and in danger of being overrun, Fritz – who had been wounded in the initial moments – disregards his injuries and heavy enemy fire, leaping from his vehicle to rally his men, directing them to reposition and shift their fire. Meanwhile, as Axis troops evacuate the island, Lt. Gen. George Patton and his Seventh Army enter the Sicilian capital of Messina. 1944: Allen Dulles, the Swiss Director for the Office of Strategic Services (the predecessor to today's CIA), begins secret negotiations with generals Heinrich von Veitinghoff of the Wehrmacht and Karl Wolff of the SS - hoping to secure the early surrender of German forces in Italy. 1950: Air Force F-86 Sabres shoot down six communist MiG-15 fighters without losing a single jet in the biggest dogfight of the Korean War. 1944: Just after midnight, two battalions of Col. William O. Darby's Rangers march to the Italian town of Cisterna, charged with sneaking behind enemy lines to seize and hold the town until the main assault force can wipe out the Germans. Sgt. 1972: Soldiers of the 21st Infantry Regiment - the first American troops to fight in Korea, and the last combat unit in Vietnam - departs for the United States. 1975: President - and former Lt. Cmdr. In the action for which he will receive both the Medal of Honor and the French Croix de Guerre, York leads a seven-man team of doughboys against a strong enemy position. Incidentally, the 10-engine B-36 made its first flight on this date in 1949. 1965: Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces that in addition to the Marines and paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade recently deployed, the United States will send 21,000 more troops to Vietnam. 1990: Pres. Bender is awarded the Medal of Honor. Inexplicably, Johnson is awarded the Silver Star for "gallantry in action." Forces in the European Theater, is killed when the B-24 Liberator bomber carrying the former cavalry trooper and pilot during World War I to Iceland on an inspection tour crashes. Meanwhile off the coast of Great Britain, a German U-boat sinks the Coast Guard cutter Tampa on convoy escort duty. Although wounded himself, he refuses treatment and returns to his work. 1914: Navy lieutenant (future vice admiral) Patrick N.L. 1945: The aircraft carrier USS Franklin sails to within 50 miles of the Japanese mainland - closer than any U.S. carrier during World War II. 1942: Lt. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright unconditionally surrenders all US forces in the Philippines to the Japanese. 1968: Five days before the elections, Pres. 1918: Two battalions of Marines, led by Brig. Instead of targeting Royal Air Force bases, the warplanes hit London's East End, marking the first day of the London Blitz. Robert H. Young and his fellow troopers of the 1st Cavalry Division are spearheading an assault. German gunners are pouring "murderous" fire from behind haystacks, and left unchecked, will annihilate an entire platoon. 1982: Hezbollah terrorists snatch the president of the American University in Beirut (and former OSS agent during World War II) David S. Dodge. 1942: Having run out of food, ammunition, and supplies after months of fighting the Japanese, Maj. Gen. Edward P. King surrenders over 11,000 American and 60,000 Filipino forces under his command on Luzon Island to the Japanese. The American guns inflict 200 casualties in one of the first engagements of the War of 1812. 1862: Julia Ward Howe's poem "Battle Hymn of the Republic," which begins "Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord," is published in the Atlantic Monthly. 1942: Considered to be "one of the most daring, if not the most daring, single action in the history of combat aviation" at the time, Lt. Edward "Butch" O'Hare - flying a F4F "Wildcat" from the deck of the USS Lexington (CV-2) - single-handedly shoots down five Japanese Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" bombers and severely damages a sixth. 1941: While enroute to Iceland, the destroyer USS Greer (DD-145) spots a German submarine. Thomas capture another enemy flag in three days, becoming the Civil War's only double recipient of the Medal of Honor. Lassen is awarded the Medal of Honor. 1918: Quentin Roosevelt, the youngest son of former president Theodore Roosevelt, is shot down and killed following a dogfight with German pilots. Pres. He is hit again, and continues. Nearby residents of Weimar are ordered to tour the site to "see for themselves the horror, brutality and human indecency.". 1864: As the 37,000-man Army of the Shenandoah approaches, led by newly appointed General Phillip Sheridan, Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal Early abandons his positions at Winchester, Va.. Sheridan will drive the Confederates from the the Shenandoah Valley and destroy the crops, rendering the strategic invasion route useless to the Southerners. 1846: Gen. Zachary Taylor's Army of Occupation captures the fortified city of Matamoros during the Mexican-American War. pres.) During the battle, Marine Private First Class Harold C. Agerholm commandeers an abandoned ambulance and for three hours makes repeated trips through perilous enemy fire, rescuing 45 wounded Americans before he is mortally wounded by an enemy sniper. 1942: Commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku orders his fleet to withdraw from the Battle of Midway. 1942: The Japanese submarine I-17 surfaces off the Santa Barbara (Calif.) Coast and attacks the Ellwood Oil Field. Maj. Gen. William F. Garrison assembles a quick reaction force of 100 UN and 10th Mountain Division vehicles as the task force battles through the night. 1909: U.S. Army Lt. (future brig. The Japanese military leadership attempts a coup, unsuccessfully storming the palace, and will order submarines to continue the war. Two tank landing ships are beached and only one cargo ship is damaged. After being conquered by the Germans during both world wars, the tiny nation removes strips neutrality from its constitution and becomes a founding member of NATO. Nearly one out of every four FIDOs hit their target, and the weapon is so efficient that the military actually scales back its order. Several units of Union soldiers charge in after the explosion, but each unit is beaten back with heavy losses by Confederates under Brig. Farragut’s men attack and destroy the pirate stronghold. 1945: While leading an intelligence operation for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), Capt. The fighting marks the first time U.S. troops manage to defeat German armor. Gen. George Washington and his army are nearly trapped, but manage to squeeze past the King's men and set up camp at Harlem Heights to the north. 1941: 40 Allied ships steam west across the Atlantic, right into the jaws of a waiting wolfpack of German U-boats. 2012: Contrary to the Obama Administration's narrative that the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi was a spontaneous protest over a YouTube video, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence announces that it was in fact a "deliberate and organized terrorist attack.". The "Sky Soldiers" will make the only major combat parachute jump of the war in February 1967 during Operation Junction City - the mission to locate the North Vietnamese political and military headquarters for South Vietnam. Marshall would say, "The trouble with the Army was, there wasn't any Army, except in name only." Today's post is in honor of Sgt. After serving in Vietnam, he retires as a colonel in 1980. Saddam Hussein will kill tens of thousands of Iranians with chemical weapons, and both Iranian and Iraqi will hit American ships during the conflict. He then moves on to capture 27 more enemy troops and six machine guns. On the deck of USS Hornet (CV-8) sit 16 of Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle's specially modified B-25 Mitchell bombers. Bowe Bergdahl over to a team of Delta Force operators. 1965: 3,000 soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade assaults Viet Cong Zone D, some 20 miles northeast of Saigon in the first major offensive for U.S. forces in Vietnam. Roy Rushing spot a flight of 60 Japanese planes and engage despite the outrageous odds. The Naval Governor of Guam, Capt. The troops break the siege,
effectively bringing an end to the Boxer Rebellion. Tanikaze sinks immediately, but when the sub surfaces moments later, the other destroyer has vanished as well. The Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin has constituted a prime source for military history since its founding. 1944: In Borneo's heavily patrolled Sibitu Passage, the Gato-class submarine USS Harder (SS-257) torpedoes and sinks Tanikaze - the third Japanese destroyer Harder sends to the bottom in four days, and scores a hit on another destroyer. Adm. 1970: Pres. Lee writes, "You will take with you the satisfaction that proceeds from the consciousness of duty faithfully performed, and I earnestly pray that a merciful God will extend to you his blessing and protection. Later that day, naval gunfire and torpedoes will claim another Japanese light carrier, two destroyers, and a light cruiser. He braves incoming fire while dashing across the kill zone, destroying an enemy pillbox and killing its six occupants. Johnson's plane turned around moments later under suspicious circumstances - some accounts say the B-26 came under enemy fire and others cite engine malfunction. Roy M. Wheat accidentally steps on an enemy "Bouncing Betty" anti-personnel mine. It will be aboard the Richard -- badly damaged and sinking during the famous battle in the North Sea with the Royal Navy frigate HMS Serapis on 23 September -- that Jones refuses a surrender demand, allegedly replying, "I have not yet begun to fight!" Not only have we advanced to the point of safely launching rockets, we can aim their payload with such a degree of accuracy that Voyager was able to fly by and study Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus. 1963: NASA test pilot - and former Army Air Forces pilot during World War II - Joseph A. Walker flies his North American X-15 aircraft to an altitude of 66 miles, becoming the first civilian to fly in space. The TDR was a two-engine, unmanned airplane remotely controlled by a Grumman TBF "Avenger" via a television camera feed. 1946: Three specially modified blue and gold Grumman F6F-5 "Hellcat" fighters perform a 15-minute aerial acrobatic performance over Jacksonville, Florida's Craig Field in the first public performance of the newly formed Navy Flight Demonstration Team. This page has been accessed 125,239 times. Eddie Rickenbacker shoots down his 26th - and final - enemy aircraft over Rémonville, France. Roosevelt quickly authorizes a committee on uranium, setting in motion what will eventually become the Manhattan Project. Although his commanding officer refuses to press charges, Robinson is transferred to another unit whose commander does pursue a court martial. 1800: The frigate USS Constellation (the first of four so-named American warships) under the command of Capt. Harmon moved towards the next position and was wounded before he took out the nest and its occupants with hand grenades. The factory is destroyed, and ball bearing production is significantly reduced. Husband E. Kimmel, commander of the Pacific Fleet, orders bases to begin long-range patrols in the event of an aggressive Japanese response. Miller's platoon was pinned down by German fire. 1917: A convoy bearing the newly created 42d "Rainbow" Infantry Division sails from Hoboken, N.J. for France. Lloyd W. Williams arrives, he sees French troops withdrawing from battle. Williams will die during the battle, but the crack shooting and tenacious fighting of the Marines at Belleau Wood becomes legend and earns them the nickname "Teufelhunden" - devil dogs. 1968: When a company of communist soldiers opens fire on his platoon, Pvt. 1944: The First U.S. Army captures Luxembourg. Meanwhile, British ships arrive at Machiasport (present-day Machias, Maine) to commandeer a load of lumber for the construction of barracks during the colonists' Siege of Boston. The aviators fly the F7U "Cutlass" fighter and carry the AIM-7A "Sparrow" radar-guided missile. Nearly 3,000 heavy bombers and fighters of the Eighth Air Force take off from England for the largest strike mission of the war to relieve the troops on the ground. The hunter-killer group sinks U-549 shortly after the sub fatally wounds the carrier. He re-enlists as a private shortly after leaving the service volunteers for combat in Korea. 1945: On Okinawa, the Sixth Marine Division has captured most of Sugar Loaf Hill - a 50-ft. tall, 300-yard long, heavily fortified hill. Within a week, Osaka, Kobe, and Nagoya go up in flames. 1972: Peace talks between the US and North Vietnam secretly resume in Paris, but quickly reach an impasse. Historically, wars usually end when the capital city falls into enemy hands, but the American Revolution will continue for another six years. 1779: Maj. Gen. Benedict Arnold's court martial begins in Philadelphia, but the trial is immediately postponed when Lt. Gen. Sir Henry Clinton captures Stony Point, N.Y.. Walsh makes a deadstick landing near Vella Lavella and is later recovered. The attack planes hit the first and last vehicles, boxing in the column. Realizing that he would not have enough time to safely get rid of the grenade, he rolled on top of it and shielded his comrades from the blast with his body. Originally envisioned in the 1960s to combine the speed of the B-58 Hustler and the payload of the B-52 Stratofortress, the B-1 had been cancelled in 1977 after just four swept-wing prototypes were built. Henry "Light Horse" Lee, veteran of the American Revolution and father of Confederate general Robert E. Lee will also lead troops, and also participating in the campaign is Pvt. Just after setting the record, his plane loses control and breaks up, killing the test pilot. Theodore Jr. also rejoined the Army during World War II and earned the Medal of Honor while leading his troops at Utah Beach during the Invasion of Normandy. 1956: Chinese fighters engage a U.S. Navy P4M Mercator flying a nighttime patrol over international waters, killing all 16 crew members. 1812: The frigate USS United States under the command of Capt. The soldiers, charged with murder, will contend the protestors were threatening them with rocks and clubs. American aircraft operating out of Guadalcanal's Henderson Field splash 93 out of 94 Japanese warplanes, while losing only six planes. Smith will spend the next seven months in the hospital recovering. 1861: Following the capture of Fort Sumter by Confederate forces, Pres. Although United States assets have been in French Indochina since World War II, this date is considered the beginning of the U.S. commitment to South Vietnam. Peterson was an Air Force F-4C Phantom II pilot on his 67th combat mission of the Vietnam War and would spend the next six-and-a-half years as a prisoner. 1917: After a nine-day crossing of the Atlantic through stormy seas, a detachment of destroyers commanded by Cmdr. Nearby, the USS Mahan is also sunk by kamikaze attacks. 1883: The U.S. Congress approves the creation of the “new Navy” with an authorization to build three “steel-protected cruisers” and a “steel dispatch boat.” The authorization begins a steel-ship renaissance for the U.S. Navy. The opening shots of Operation "Desert Storm" are just five days away. Following the war, Kincheloe becomes a test pilot and, in the seat of the Bell X-2 rocketplane, becomes the first human to fly above 100,000 feet - earning him the nickname "America's No. The Navy's top admiral previously served as a commander in surface, sub, and flattop fleets - and earned his aviator wings. 1917: A German U-boat torpedoes the destroyer USS Jacob Jones off the coast of England, which becomes the first U.S. destroyer to be sunk by a submarine. James Dickenson engages the sloop USS Hornet (the third of eight so-named American Navy ships) under Capt. ", Pilots Traynor and Harp are awarded the Air Force Cross for what the commanding officer of Military Airlift Command calls "one of the greatest displays of airmanship I have ever heard related.". Those that survived the brutal attack were left to the sub-zero temperatures without shelter. Although enemy casualties are extremely heavy, over 1,000 U.S. soldiers are killed (to include Col. MacLean), freeze to death, or die in Chinese captivity. Naval aviator who flew multiple combat missions over Korea, and was once shot down – takes "one small step," becoming the first human in history to walk on the surface of the moon. 1917: German forces attack a vastly-outnumbered U.S. unit near Artois, France, killing three and capturing 11, marking the first U.S. ground combat casualties of World War I. 1813: The frigate USS Chesapeake - one of the United States Navy's original six ships - clashes with British ship HMS Shannon outside Boston Harbor. As his company withdraws from the numerically superior enemy, Lynch remains behind with the wounded - after crossing the kill zone several more times to carry the casualties to a safer location, and then single-handedly defends the position for two hours until another company mounts a counterattack and the men are evacuated. When his fellow Marines become pinned down in a valley by a Japanese machine gun during the Battle of Okinawa (1945), Private First Class Albert E. Schwab single-handedly charges and eliminates two machine gun positions with his flame thrower before he is killed by enemy fire. Zelko ejects from the seemingly invincible aircraft - the only time an F-117 is ever shot down - and is rescued eight hours later by a a combat search and rescue team. 1966: American warplanes bomb the cities of Hanoi and Haiphong for the first time, striking oil facilities. William Branigan - the first U.S. casualties of World War I. Navy Master Diver Carl Brashear - the Navy's first black diver - will lose his leg in the recovery operation and will later return to duty despite being an amputee. Fighting for hours – hand-to-hand at times – Mize killed several dozen enemy soldiers with his carbine and many more by calling in American artillery fire. Unable to get off the bridge, Gilmore orders the crew to "Take her down," sacrificing his life to save his men. The Russian MiG-15 was considered to be superior to any Allied fighter at the time and had inflicted heavy casualties on Allied airmen. 1966: The "Ballad of the Green Berets" composed by U.S. Army Special Forces Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler and author Robin Moore hits the number-one spot on the Billboard Chart where it will remain for five weeks. 70 other countries use the "Herc", which holds the distinction of the longest production run of a military aircraft in history. A firefight ensued, wounding the entire patrol. MacArthur will return to the Philippines in Oct. 1944. His replacement, Maj. Gen. Roy S. Geiger is the only Marine to ever command a field army. Harmon's grenade destroys the third - and final - machinegun emplacement and saves an entire platoon. African American Navy Experience The Union retreats to Rolla, giving the Confederates control over southwest Missouri. Prior to this order, soldiers and Marines were limited to defensive operations around air bases. 1911: Legendary aviation pioneer - and future five-star general - Henry H. "Hap" Arnold overcomes his fear of flight and receives his pilot's license, becoming one of the world's first military aviators. After exhausting his ordnance and at great personal peril, Captain Estocin remained on station to act as a lure in drawing any missile fire away from the remaining strike group. Lee's are not. The Minnesotans conduct another bayonet charge, and by day's end only 47 of an original 262-man force are capable of fighting - one of the highest casualty rates of the war. In 18 minutes, some 650 Mexicans lay dead while less than a dozen Texans are killed. Unfortunately, bad weather prevents the divers from saving the sub's sailors in time, but Eadie is awarded the Medal of Honor. James I. Mestrovitch, an ethnic Serb who emigrated to the United States in 1913, spots his wounded company commander lying in the middle of a killzone 30 yards past friendly lines. Sgt. O'Hare becomes the Navy's first ace of the war and is awarded the Medal of Honor. Medal of Honor: 44 years ago in South Vietnam, Army helicopter pilot Maj. Patrick H. Brady conducted multiple medical evacuation missions in dense fog and in the face of heavy enemy fire. Soon, the astronauts (wearing biological isolation gear to protect Earth from possible lunar contamination) are transferred by helicopter to the aircraft carrier USS Hornet, where they will spend 21 days in isolation. 1961: As the "Mercury Seven" astronauts begin their final phase of training, NASA selects Alan Shepard (USN), "Gus" Grissom (USAF), and John Glenn (USMC) as the pilots that will fly the United States' first missions to space. 1862: Gen. Robert E. Lee's troops begin crossing the Potomac River into Maryland, kicking off the Confederacy's short-lived invasion of the north. Former cavalry officer Manfred Albrecht Freiher von Richtofen - the soon-to-be-infamous Red Baron - has scored his first victory for the German Luftstreitkräfte. At Okinawa alone, 1,465 kamikaze pilots destroy at least 30 U.S. warships and kill 5,000 Americans. On board one of the Super Stallions is the now-deceased Col. Martin R. 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