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Edith DeVoe (October 24, 1921 – November 17, 2000) was an American nurse. She was the second black woman admitted to serve in the United States Navy Nurse Corps during World War II, was the first black nurse to be admitted to the regular Navy, and was the first black nurse to serve in the Navy outside the mainland United States.
Doris "Dorie" Miller (October 12, 1919 – November 24, 1943) was a U.S. Navy sailor who was the first Black recipient of the Navy Cross and a nominee for the Medal of Honor. As a mess attendant second class [ 1 ] [ 2 ] in the United States Navy , Miller helped carry wounded sailors to safety during the attack on Pearl Harbor .
The Black Sea Campaigns were the operations of the Axis and Soviet naval forces in the Black Sea and its coastal regions during World War II between 1941 and 1944, including in support of the land forces. The Black Sea Fleet was as surprised by Operation Barbarossa as the rest of the Soviet military.
On the night of July 17, 1944, an explosion with nearly the force of an atomic bomb ripped through the Port Chicago Naval Magazine north of San Francisco, destroying two ships and a train and ...
By partial comparison, as of June 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense shows 3,008 awarded to Navy recipients [2] and 1,081 to Marines Corps recipients, [3] for acts of valor during World War II. The Navy Cross was also occasionally awarded to foreign personnel serving with allied forces - for example, Commander Gordon Bridson and Leading ...
Throughout the history of the United States until the end of World War I, the Navy had enlisted African Americans for general service, but they were barred from joining from 1919 to 1932. From 1893 onwards, African Americans could only join the Navy’s Messman’s and Steward’s branches, which not only segregated African Americans from the ...
It wouldn’t be an Old Navy Black Friday sale without socks for the whole family. Choose from a 3-pack of cozy crew socks or ankle socks for women for just $8 (more than 50% off), men’s cozy ...
Old Navy's early Black Friday sale began dropping earlier this month and the deals just keep on coming, with markdowns up to 50% off and prices as low as $4. We're talking test-friendly gloves for ...