On this day in 1941, USS Kearny participates in an emergency rescue mission—and it would be attacked by the Germans. But wasn’t the United States neutral in World War II at that juncture? The attack on Pearl Harbor and declarations of war on Japan and Germany were still nearly two months away. Believe it or not, several American vessels clashed with the Germans in those months. As early as April 1941, USS Niblack was dropping depth charges to ward off a potential German U-b

On this day in 1917, a future Medal of Honor recipient is born. Truman Olson would go on to become one of the heroes of the bloody and...

At about this time in 1944, Barbara Miller Finch makes history as the U.S. Navy’s first female war correspondent. Naturally, she wasn’t going to be satisfied with simple credentials. She was bound and determined to convince the Navy that she could go into a war zone, too. The Navy wasn’t then too keen on giving credentials to female war correspondents. “She spends a good part of her time trying to convince the Navy that she is a reporter, not just a woman,” the Los Angele

On this day in 2023, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer is commissioned. USS Jack H Lucas is named for the youngest...

On this day in 1924, a future Medal of Honor recipient is born. Perhaps Michael Joseph Daly was an unexpected hero? True, his father was...

On this day in 1946, a hero is awarded the Medal of Honor. William Robert Caddy left his life as a milkman’s assistant to join the...

On this day in 1998, Army nurse Elaine Roe passes away. She is best known as one of four nurses to be awarded the Silver Star during...

On this day in 1945, Wake Island is finally returned to American hands. The Japanese had been in possession of the island since December...

On this day in 1914, a future Medal of Honor recipient is born. Stephen Raymond Gregg is credited with saving the lives of seven of his...

On 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...

On this day in 1892, the future Elizebeth Friedman is born. Elizebeth would go on to become an expert codebreaker, even cracking Nazi and...

On this day in 1944, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Harold Alva Garman was a U.S. Army medic who, in...

On this day in 1943, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Major Ralph Cheli’s stunning bravery in the...

On this day in 1916, a hero is born. Leon Vance was the son of a pilot and the nephew of a World War I aviator. Perhaps it’s unsurprising...

On 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...

Today is Purple Heart Day! On this day in 1782, General George Washington creates a military award that would be the predecessor for the...

On this day in 1945, Americans drop an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The bombing came not too long after Japan had...

On this day in 1922, a future Medal of Honor recipient is born. Perhaps few would have expected Johnnie David Hutchins to become a...

On this day in 1943, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. John Cary “Red” Morgan flew a damaged B-17 for...

On this day in 1922, a future Medal of Honor recipient is born. Surely no one expected Max Thompson to become a war hero? Instead, his...