August 2 in U.S. military history
1776: Although the Continental Congress voted to establish “the thirteen united [sic] States of America” on July 2 and adopted
Read More1776: Although the Continental Congress voted to establish “the thirteen united [sic] States of America” on July 2 and adopted
Read More1816: After freed slaves serving as Colonial British Marines attack and kill several American sailors stopping to fill their canteens
Read More1944: On Dutch New Guinea’s Noemfoor Island, Sgt. Ray E. Eubanks leads a squad against an enemy position that is
Read More1798: Having been disbanded after the end of the Revolutionary War 15 years ago, President John Adams re-institutes the United
Read More1942: A PBY Catalina crew spots an intact Japanese A6M Zero fighter that crash-landed on the Alaskan island of Akutan.
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