World War II Archives – Page 13 of 60

September 2 in U.S. military history

1944: An Avenger torpedo bomber – flown Lt. (junior grade) George H.W. Bush – is shot down by intense anti-aircraft

1925: As Commander John Rodgers attempts a long-distance flight from California to Hawaii, his PN-9 flying boat (featured image) runs

1864: Two armies under the command of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman engage Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood’s vastly outnumbered

1776: After a series of defeats by the British, Gen. George Washington’s Continental Army conducts a strategic withdrawal of Long

1940: At Lawson Army Airfield (modern-day Fort Benning, Ga.), 1st Lt. William T. Ryder and his Parachute Test Platoon conduct