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Some interesting info about his funeral last year----makes you
Some interesting info about his funeral last year----makes you proud of Texas folks. Read the book if you havent yet---its a winner. Subject: The A...

1951 – When blizzards forced USN Task Force 77 carriers to
1951 – When blizzards forced USN Task Force 77 carriers to suspend close air support missions for X Corps, Fifth Air Force took up the slack. Superf...

1951 – Fifty-nine B-29s dropped 672 tons of incendiary bombs on
1951 – Fifty-nine B-29s dropped 672 tons of incendiary bombs on Pyongyang. The 18 FBG staged its final missions from Suwon. U.S. ground troops burne...

1941 – Admiral Ernest J. King assumes duty as Commander in
1941 – Admiral Ernest J. King assumes duty as Commander in Chief, United States Fleet. 1941 – Allied forces fall back to their final line of prepa...

1941 – In the Philippines, American and allied troops continue
1941 – In the Philippines, American and allied troops continue to fall back. They are now at the Tarlac-Cabanatuan line. Japanese attacks continue. ...

1941 – General Douglas MacArthur declared Manila an open city in
1941 – General Douglas MacArthur declared Manila an open city in the face of the onrushing Japanese Army. 1943-Under command of Seventh Amphibious F...

1941 – Admiral Chester W. Nimitz arrives at Pearl Harbor to
1941 – Admiral Chester W. Nimitz arrives at Pearl Harbor to assume command of U.S. Pacific Fleet. 1941 – The US defensive strategy in the Philippi...

1941 – USS Swordfish (SS-193) sinks Japanese cargo ship
1941 – USS Swordfish (SS-193) sinks Japanese cargo ship Atsutasan Maru. 1942 – Pharmacist’s Mate First Class Harry B. Roby, USNR, performs an ap...

Tomorrow is 12-13-14 and we will not see this happen again in our
Tomorrow is 12-13-14 and we will not see this happen again in our life time, so be sure you get out and do something to remember that day. Debra Hicka...

1941 – Germany and Italy declare war on the United States.
1941 – Germany and Italy declare war on the United States. Shortly afterward, the US Congress issues a declaration of war against Germany and Italy....