Medal of Honor Archives – UNTO THE BREACH

October 4 in U.S. military history

1777: A week after losing Philadelphia to the British, Gen. George Washington decides to surprise Gen. Sir William Howe’s force

1917: U.S. Army Gen. John J. “Black Jack” Pershing is named commander-in-chief of the American Expeditionary Force, which is destined

Click here for TODAY’S NEWSPAPER Connie Mack Jr., Philadelphia A’s bat boy, is pictured on today’s front page sleeping on

On Sunday morning, Dec. 7, 1941, Vice Adm. Chuichi Nagumo’s 1st Air Fleet surprises much of the U.S. Pacific Fleet

On Oct. 2, 1969, Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel gets the call that a team of South Vietnamese are