Flying Tigers First Combat
On December 20, 1941, the Flying Tigers engaged in their first battle.
World War II
Honorable Discharge
On November 29, 1944, the War Department officially adopted the honorable discharge emblem.
Birth of Margaret Mitchell
Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell was born on November 8, 1900, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Happy Birthday Grenville Clark
Grenville Clark was born on November 5, 1882, in New York City.
Sinking of the USS Reuben James
On October 31, 1941, a German submarine torpedoed the USS Reuben James – the first US Navy ship destroyed during World War II.
Happy Birthday Bill Mauldin
William Henry “Bill” Mauldin was born on October 29, 1921, in Mountain Park, New Mexico.
The Alaska Highway
On October 28, 1942, construction was completed on the 1,700 mile Alaska Highway.
Death of Irving Berlin
On September 22, 1989, legendary composer Irving Berlin died in New York City at the age of 101.
Buffalo Soldiers
On September 21, 1866, the 9th and 10th Cavalry units and the 38th, 39th, 40th, and 41st Infantry units (later consolidated as the 24th and 25th Infantry) were formed. The units were comprised entirely of black soldiers – the first to serve in a peacetime army. They would come to be known as Buffalo Soldiers.