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This Day in History: Harold Epperson's bravery in the Pacific
On this day in 1923, a hero is born. Harold G. Epperson would go on to become a United States Marine and a recipient of the Medal of...
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Jul 14, 20253 min read
This Day in History: Nurses at the Invasion of Italy
On this day in 1943, Allied forces launch an amphibious assault on Sicily. “Operation Husky,” as the attack was codenamed, would...
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Jul 10, 20253 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...
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Jul 9, 20253 min read
This Day in History: Benjamin Salomon, WWII Hero
On this day in 1944, a U.S. Army Dental Corps officer bravely defends his field hospital. Captain Benjamin “Ben” Salomon remains the...
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Jul 7, 20253 min read
This Day in History: Quentin Walsh's Navy Cross
On this day in 1944, a Coast Guardsman leads a daring mission, capturing hundreds of Germans and freeing dozens of American POWs....
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Jun 27, 20254 min read
This Day in History: The Battle of Cherbourg
On this day in 1944, Allied forces bombard Cherbourg, France. It had been mere weeks since the D-Day landings—but Allied leaders were...
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Jun 25, 20253 min read
This Day in History: Rosemary Hogan Luciano, Angel of Bataan
On this day in 1964, Col. Rosemary Hogan Luciano passes away. The former Army nurse had been one of World War II’s “Angels of Bataan.”...
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Jun 24, 20253 min read
This Day in History: WWII's Ice Cream Barges
On this day in 1942, USS Lexington is stricken from the Naval Register. She’s been called an “iconic warship of the US Navy,” but do you...
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Jun 24, 20253 min read
This Day in History: Battle of the Philippine Sea
On this day in 1944, Americans win a decisive victory at the two-day Battle of the Philippine Sea. The Japanese had been trying to defend...
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Jun 20, 20253 min read
This Day in History: Damon Gause's "Great Escape" (pt. 2)
On this day in 1942, an American pilot continues his “great escape.” Damon “Rocky” Gause would make a 3,200-mile trip across ocean waters...
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Jun 18, 20253 min read
This Day in History: Damon Gause's "Great Escape"
On this day in 1915, a future World War II pilot is born. Damon “Rocky” Gause is perhaps best known for his “great escape” from the...
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Jun 17, 20253 min read
This Day in History: One B-17 vs. 22 Japanese fighters
On this day in 1943, a B-17 crew fends off nearly two dozen Japanese fighter planes. Captain Jay Zeamer and Second Lieutenant Joseph...
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Jun 16, 20253 min read
This Day in History: The Most Decorated Soldier?
On this day in 1944, a soldier engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Usually, Medals are awarded for bravery...
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Jun 13, 20253 min read
This Day in History: D-Day
On this day in 1944, Allied troops land on the beaches of Normandy, France. Today is the anniversary of D-Day! That effort was massive....
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Jun 5, 20253 min read
This Day in History: Garlin M. Conner vs. 600 Germans
On this day in 1919, a hero is born. Garlin M. Conner would go on to receive the Medal of Honor, albeit not until almost two decades...
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Jun 2, 20253 min read
This Day in History: "America's Ace of Aces"
On this day in 1918, Eddie Rickenbacker shoots down his sixth enemy plane, a mere two days after he’d become a flying ace. This legendary...
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May 30, 20253 min read
This Day in History: Van T. Barfoot versus three German tanks
On this day in 1944, a soldier engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Colonel Van T. Barfoot has been called “[o]ne...
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May 23, 20253 min read
This Day in History: Operation Drumbeat
On this day in 1942, an American passenger-cargo ship travels from Guatemala to New Orleans. No one could then know it, but Heredia ...
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May 16, 20254 min read
This Day in History: Last German U-boat in American waters
On this day in 1945, Americans destroy a German submarine near Point Judith, Rhode Island. That submarine, U-853, had torpedoed an...
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May 7, 20253 min read
This Day in History: Dachau liberated
On this day in 1945, the 42nd and 45th Infantry Divisions liberate Dachau. The notorious concentration camp had then been in existence...
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Apr 29, 20253 min read
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