tara2 days ago3 minThis Day in History: Charles Coolidge refuses to surrenderOn this day in 1944, Charles H. Coolidge begins a four-day ordeal that would ultimately earn him the Medal of Honor. At the time, he bare...
taraOct 163 minThis Day in History: USS Kearny is torpedoed by a German U-boatOn this day in 1941, USS Kearny participates in an emergency rescue mission—and it would be attacked by the Germans. But wasn’t the Unite...
taraOct 123 minThis Day in History: Doris Miller, an “improbable American hero”On this day in 1919, an “improbable American hero” is born. Doris “Dorie” Miller was the grandson of slaves and the son of poor Texas sha...
taraOct 64 minThis Day in History: George Wahlen at Iwo JimaOn this day in 1945, a Corpsman is awarded the Medal of Honor. Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class George E. Wahlen’s citation that day descri...
taraSep 283 minThis Day in History: Van T. Barfoot versus three German tanksOn this day in 1944, a soldier receives the Medal of Honor at a ceremony in Epinal, France. Colonel Van T. Barfoot has been called “[o]ne...
taraSep 273 minThis Day in History: The only Coast Guardsman to receive the Medal of HonorOn this day in 1942, a United States Coast Guardsman gives his life for a detachment of Marines. Signalman First Class Douglas Munro’s sa...
taraSep 203 minThis Day in History: Bazooka Charlie, Tank AceOn this day in 1944, the Battle of Arracourt is waged in France. During the course of that battle, Charles “Bazooka Charlie” Carpenter wo...
taraSep 73 minThis Day in History: Robert D. Maxwell, conscientious objector turned heroOn this day in 1944, a hero throws himself on a grenade to save his fellow soldiers. Amazingly, Robert D. Maxwell would live to tell the ...
taraSep 63 minThis Day in History: Calvin Spann, Tuskegee AirmanOn this day in 2015, Lt. Calvin J. Spann passes away at the age of 90. Decades earlier, he’d been one of the original members of the Tusk...
taraSep 43 minThis Day in History: Wake Island is returned to American handsOn this day in 1945, Wake Island is finally returned to American hands. The Japanese had been in possession of the island since December ...
taraSep 22 minThis Day in History: V-J Day effectively ends World War IIOn this day in 1945, a formal surrender ceremony is held aboard the USS Missouri. Today is the anniversary of V-J Day! On this day, World...
taraAug 313 minThis Day in History: Mitchell Paige & the Battle of GuadalcanalOn this day in 1918, a hero is born. Mitchell Paige would volunteer for the Marines on his 18th birthday—and he even walked 200 miles to ...
taraAug 312 minThis Day in History: Leonard Roy Harmon, WWII heroOn this day in 1943, USS Harmon is commissioned. It was the first U.S. Navy warship to be named after a black American. The destroyer was...
taraAug 263 minThis Day in History: Elizebeth Friedman, WWII codebreakerOn this day in 1892, the future Elizebeth Friedman is born. Elizebeth would go on to become an expert codebreaker, even cracking Nazi and...
taraAug 243 minThis Day in History: The first USAF pilot to earn a Medal of HonorOn this day in 1951, an Air Force pilot is posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Major Louis J. Sebille’s bravery had come just one ye...
taraAug 212 minThis Day in History: Dirk J. Vlug's one-man attack on enemy tanksOn this day in 1916, a hero is born. Like so many in his generation, Dirk J. Vlug would be called upon to fight evil half a globe away. “...
taraAug 92 minThis Day in History: The World War II bombing of NagasakiOn this day in 1945, Americans drop an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. It had been only three days since the bombing of Hir...
taraAug 73 minThis Day in History: The Purple Heart Battalion of World War IIToday is Purple Heart Day! On this day in 1782, General George Washington creates a military award that would be the predecessor for the ...
taraAug 62 minThis Day in History: The WWII Bombing of HiroshimaOn this day in 1945, Americans drop an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The bombing came not too long after Japan had rejec...
taraAug 63 minThis Day in History: Major Richard Bong, Ace of AcesOn this day in 1945, America’s “Ace of Aces” is killed during a routine test flight in California. Major Richard Bong’s death came just a...
