tara3 days ago3 minThis Day in History: Barney F. Hajiro and the rescue of the “Lost Battalion”On this day in 2011, a Medal of Honor recipient passes away. Barney F. Hajiro was the son of Japanese immigrants. He was also living in H...
tara3 days ago3 minThis Day in History: The Nurses of Pearl HarborOn this day in 1987, a World War II heroine passes away. Annie Fox is best known for her service at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese atta...
tara5 days ago3 minThis Day in History: Hedy Lamarr, an unexpected heroineOn this day in 2000, Hedy Lamarr passes away. She was a well-known actress—but also a scientist who made a huge contribution to the techn...
taraJan 163 minThis Day in History: Carole Lombard’s tragic WWII War Bonds tourOn this day in 1942, American film actress Carole Lombard is tragically killed in a plane crash as she returns from a WWII War Bonds tour...
taraJan 112 minThis Day in History: William A. Shomo's aerial battleOn this day in 1945, a hero engages in an aerial battle that would earn him the Medal of Honor. It’s been said that then-Captain William ...
taraDec 30, 20203 minThis Day in History: Jose Calugas, hero of the Battle of BataanOn this day in 1907, a hero is born. Jose Calugas would go on to serve in the Philippine Scouts of the United States Army during World Wa...
taraDec 24, 20203 minThis Day in History: A little-known WWII Christmas Eve truceOn this day in 1944, the Battle of the Bulge is interrupted by a little-known truce deep in the Ardennes Forest. Four German soldiers and...
taraDec 21, 20203 minThis Day in History: The Charlie Brown & Franz Stigler incidentOn this day in 1943, a German ace bypasses an opportunity to shoot down a U.S. Army Air Forces pilot. Second Lt. Charles “Charlie” Brown w...
taraDec 19, 20203 minThis Day in History: Eugene Fluckey & his daring submarine attackOn this day in 1944, the submarine USS Barb begins a patrol of the Chinese coast. It was just one of several such patrols that the legen...
taraDec 14, 20203 minThis Day in History: Robert B. Nett's Medal of HonorOn this day in 1944, a hero leads his men in a tough battle against the Japanese. Then-First Lieutenant Robert B. Nett would be wounded m...
taraDec 7, 20203 minThis Day in History: Medals of Honor at Pearl HarborOn this day in 1941, the Japanese launch an attack on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor. You already know the basics of the st...
taraNov 11, 20203 minThis Day in History: Smoky, the “Yorkie Doodle Dandy” of World War IIOn this day in 2005, a memorial is dedicated for Smoky, the “Yorkie Doodle Dandy” of World War II. Smoky was a little Yorkshire Terrier w...
taraNov 7, 20203 minThis Day in History: Joe Nishimoto, the “one-man Army”On this day in 1944, a Japanese-American soldier puts his life on the line. More than 50 years later, Joe M. Nishimoto would finally be aw...
taraNov 1, 20203 minThis Day in History: Americans' critical effort over the skies of TokyoOn this day in 1944, a United States Army Air Forces crew conducts a solitary reconnaissance mission over the skies of Tokyo. It was the ...
taraOct 25, 20203 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 16, 20203 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 12, 20203 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 6, 20204 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 28, 20203 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 27, 20203 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...
