This Day in History: Father Joe & His Medal of Honor
On this day in 1945, a Navy chaplain engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Father Joseph T. O'Callahan was then...
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- Mar 18, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: A long-stranded B-17 crew is finally rescued
On this day in 1943, three members of a long-stranded B-17 crew are finally rescued from the Greenland Ice Cap. They’d spent 129 days in...
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- Mar 13, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Butch O’Hare, the Navy’s first flying ace during WWII
On this day in 1914, Edward Henry “Butch” O’Hare is born. Perhaps you recognize his last name? A big airport in Chicago is named after...
tara
- Mar 11, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: The survivors of USS Leopold
On this day in 1944, survivors of USS Leopold arrive in Ireland. Their ship had been torpedoed late on March 9, and they’d been left in...
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- Mar 10, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: USS Leopold's forgotten struggle in the Atlantic
On this day in 1944, the last survivor of USS Leopold is pulled from a frigid Atlantic Ocean. Amazingly, 28 men had survived—for hours—in...
tara
- Mar 9, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Air raid on Tokyo
On this day in 1945, the United States Army Air Forces launches an unprecedented air raid on Tokyo, Japan. To date, it remains the single...
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- Mar 3, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Ann Bernatitus, Navy Nurse
On this day in 2003, Ann Agnes Bernatitus passes away. She is remembered for being the first person in the United States Navy to receive...
tara
- Feb 11, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: The lost story of Lady Be Good
On this day in 1960, a British oil exploration team makes an unexpected discovery, helping to solve an old World War II mystery. What...
tara
- Feb 10, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Louis Curdes's unusual Air Medal
On this day in 1945, USAAF Captain Louis E. Curdes shoots down an American C-47, forcing it to crash land in the ocean. Legend has it...
tara
- Feb 7, 2022
- 4 min
This Day in History: Desmond Doss, Hacksaw Ridge & the Medal of Honor
On this day in 1919, an American hero is born. Desmond Doss was a Seventh-Day Adventist who would serve in the U.S. Army for years...
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- Feb 5, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: WWII Heroine Cornelia Fort
On this day in 1919, Cornelia Fort is born. She would become one of the most accomplished female pilots to serve during World War II. Did...
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- Feb 3, 2022
- 2 min
This Day in History: Forrest E. Peden's selfless heroism in WWII
On this day in 1945, a soldier engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Technician Fifth Grade Forrest “Frosty” Peden...
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- Feb 3, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Four Chaplains Day
On this day in 1943, four military chaplains sacrifice their lives when their troop transport ship is struck by a German torpedo. “[A]s I...
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- Jan 30, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Raid at Cabanatuan
On this day in 1945, more than 500 American and Allied POWs are liberated from a camp in the Philippines. They’d been held by the...
tara
- Jan 29, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Marine Corps Women's Reserve
On this day in 1943, Mrs. Ruth C. Streeter is commissioned as a Major in the United States Marine Corps. She would serve as the first...
tara
- Jan 20, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: The Nurses of Pearl Harbor
On 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...
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- Jan 17, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: The Ballad of Rodger Young
On this day in 1944, a hero is awarded the Medal of Honor. Private Rodger Young wasn’t the type of guy who was “supposed” to be a...
tara
- Jan 13, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Vernon Baker's Medal of Honor
On this day in 1997, a U.S. soldier receives the Medal of Honor. Then-2LT Vernon Baker had been lucky to survive his World War II...
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- Jan 7, 2022
- 2 min
This Day in History: Army staff sergeant Curtis F. Shoup's Medal of Honor
On this day in 1945, an Army staff sergeant engages in an action that would ultimately earn him the Medal of Honor. Curtis F. Shoup was...
tara
- Jan 3, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: George Turner's bravery in France
On this day in 1945, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. At the age of 45, Pfc. George Benton Turner was...
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