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Still, with his company of soldiers, along with the Reconnaissance Platoon, of Echo Company, 1/46th, commanded by 1Lt David Waltz, they successfully fought off wave after wave from a battalion of Viet Cong (VC) regulars in near, hand-to-hand combat conditions. Dunagan was first severely wounded in the face in the early evening of May 13 during ...
23 March – The U.S. Navy TC-class blimp TC-13 mistook the U.S. Navy submarine USS Gato (SS-212) for a Japanese submarine and attacked her with four 325-pound (147 kg) depth charges while Gato was at periscope depth in the Pacific Ocean off the entrance to San Francisco Bay. Gato suffered extensive damage but no casualties. [93] Ca.
Executed by North Korean troops while ministering to wounded soldiers. Was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. [55] [56] Reverend Emil J. Kapaun – Served with the Army 1st Cavalry Division in Korea, captured by People's Liberation Army at the Battle of Unsan. Continued his ministry among American prisoners of war, died in ...
The division was still engaging German troops east of the Meuse River when the Armistice was finally signed. The division suffered a total of 13,261 casualties, including 2,250 men killed in action and 11,011 wounded, placing it third in the number of battle deaths among U.S. Army divisions. The American, French, and Belgian governments ...
Despite being wounded himself, he continued to fight on with his unit until the objective was taken. Harold A. Garman: Private: near Montereau, France: August 25, 1944: When a boat loaded with wounded came under fire from a German machine gun on the opposite river bank, he dove into the river braving enemy machine gun fire to tow the boat to ...
Douglas C-133B-DL Cargomaster, AF Ser. No. 59-0529, of the 1501st Air Transport Wing over San Francisco Bay in 1960. This aircraft was retired in 1971 and was on display at New England Air Museum, Bradley, Connecticut (USA), but was destroyed by a tornado on 3 October 1979. Nose and other pieces now at the AMC Museum at Dover AFB, Delaware.
The United Service Organizations Inc. (USO) is an American nonprofit-charitable corporation that provides live entertainment, such as comedians, actors and musicians, social facilities, and other programs to members of the United States Armed Forces and their families.
United States Navy's main marine bases were located in the deepwater ports of: San Diego Bay, Port of Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay and the Stockton Deepwater Shipping Channel. The US Navy during WW2 Pacific Fleet operated: ports, supply depots and airfields for aircraft carrier training, also blimps used for patrol of the coast.