Apr. 22 in U.S. military history
1863: Union cavalry troopers, led by Col. Benjamin Grierson, begin a two-week raid through Mississippi. Grierson’s raiders cut the state’s
Read More1863: Union cavalry troopers, led by Col. Benjamin Grierson, begin a two-week raid through Mississippi. Grierson’s raiders cut the state’s
Read MoreDid you know that President Harry S. Truman fought during World War I? Truman joined the Missouri National Guard in
Read MoreOn Sep. 18, 1918, two Marines flying with the British Royal Air Force, 1st Lt. Everett R. Brewer and Gunnery
Read MoreOn Jan. 21, 1918, 12 officers and 133 enlisted Marines from the 1st Marine Aeronautical Company deployed to Ponta Delgada,
Read MoreThe USS Langley (CV-1) was converted from the collier USS Jupiter in 1920 and became the U.S. Navy’s first aircraft
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