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March 6 in Naval History: On March 6, 1822, the - USS Enterprise captures four pirate ships in Gulf of Mexico (she would eventually she take 13 prizes). The long career of this third Enterprise ended on 9 July 1823, when, without injury to her crew, she ran aground and broke up on Little Curacao Island in the West Indies. On March 6, 1822, 1862, USS Monitor departed New York for Hampton Roads, VA and her fateful meeting with the CSS Virginia (the former USS Merrimac). On March 6, 1942 - U.S. Cruisers and destroyers bombarded Vila and Munda, Solomon Islands, sinking 2 Japanese destroyers. On March 6, 1945 - First two Navy flight nurses- Chief Nurse ( Lieutenant j.g.) Emily G. Purvis, USN and Nurse (Ensign) Jane Kendeigh, USNR- landed on an active battlefield (Iwo Jima).
Posted on: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 21:10:29 +0000

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