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The United States Navy Birthday is an annual celebratory ball and ceremony held by the Navy League of the United States (NLUS) in Washington, D.C., and in other cities around the world. The United States Navy celebration is always on October 13, the day the Continental Congress passed a resolution to establish a navy in 1775. [1]
USS Gregory in early 1942. Charles Jackson French (September 25, 1919 – November 7, 1956) was a United States Navy sailor known for his heroic actions in the Pacific Theater of World War II, where he saved fifteen of his shipmates after their high-speed transport was sunk in combat.
14 June: Flag Day and U.S. Army Birthday (United States Army) 4 August: Coast Guard Day (United States Coast Guard) 17 September: Constitution Day (general commemoration in the Armed Forces) 18 September: Air Force Day (United States Air Force) 13 October: U.S. Navy Birthday (United States Navy) 27 October: Navy Day (United States Navy)
In the United States, the Navy League of the United States organized the first Navy Day in 1922, holding it on October 27 because it was the birthday of 26th President Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919, served 1901–1909), who was a naval enthusiast/promoter of sea power and former assistant Secretary of the Navy just before the Spanish ...
Sailor Jerry Ltd. produced a 92-proof spiced "navy rum" featuring a Sailor Jerry hula girl on the label. As the bottle is emptied, additional pin-up girls designed by Sailor Jerry are visible on the inner side of the label. The rum business was purchased by William Grant & Sons in 2008. [1]
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The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch uniformed services of the United States, part of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest displacement , at 4.5 million tons in 2021. [ 9 ]
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