October 2 in U.S. Military History
1942: (Featured image) Col. Laurence C. Craigie becomes the U.S. military’s first official jet pilot when he takes off from
Read More1942: (Featured image) Col. Laurence C. Craigie becomes the U.S. military’s first official jet pilot when he takes off from
Read More1775: A small force of American and Canadian militia led by Ethan Allen attempts to capture the British-held city of
Read More1776: When Gen. George Washington asks for volunteers to go behind enemy lines and report on British troop movements in
Read More1777: British Maj. Gen. Charles Grey launches a daring nighttime attack on Brig. Gen. Anthony Wayne’s Continental Army forces encamped
Read More1776: Gen. George Washington chalks up his “first victory in the field” against British and Hessian forces under Gen. Alexander
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