World War II Archives – Page 29 of 60

March 19 in U.S. Military History

1945: The aircraft carrier USS Franklin sails to within 50 miles of the Japanese mainland – closer than any U.S.

1865: Desperate for manpower on the front lines, the Confederate government approves enlisting and arming slaves. Although Gen. Robert E.

A Navy official says that one-third of the Japanese Navy has been sunk since the U.S. entered the war

Click here for TODAY’S NEWSPAPER As Japanese positions on Wake, Nauru, and the Marshalls are targeted by American bombers (see

Click here for TODAY’S NEWSPAPER The front page reports on a British-led Greek special operation which derailed a train loaded