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The U.S. Army was founded on 14 June 1775, when the Continental Congress authorized enlistment of riflemen to serve the United Colonies for one year. The 14 June date is when Congress adopted "the American continental army" after reaching a consensus position in The Committee of the Whole.
George Petras and Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY June 5, 2024 at 6:13 PM American and Allied forces prepare for landing on Normandy beaches in France on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
80 years ago, Tuskegee Airmen trained at Selfridge Airfield to fly in World War II. Gannett. Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press. February 20, 2024 at 5:05 AM. Eighty years ago, military planes ...
At least 80 militia companies were involved with about 4000 soldiers. Dozens of towns rang church bells and mobilized for battle. The British did not find leaders at Lexington or munition at Concord. At noon they started back encountering time and again ambushes from about a thousand militia riflemen firing from about 100 yards.
American Navy officer [79] [80] Hedley Kett: 1913–2014: 100: British Royal Navy officer [81] Dame Marion Kettlewell: 1914–2016: 102: British Naval officer; director of the Wrens (1966–1970) [82] Bill King: 1910–2012: 102: British Navy officer, yachtsman and author [83] Nikolai Kirtok: 1921–2022: 101: Ukrainian-born Russian Red Army ...
Eighty years later, some former prisoners returned to mark the 80th anniversary of their deliverance — a date that is known as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Ira Hamilton Hayes (January 12, 1923 – January 24, 1955) was an Akimel O'odham American and a United States Marine during World War II.Hayes was an enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Community, located in Pinal and Maricopa counties in Arizona.
The remains of two American soldiers who were killed during World War II have been identified, U.S. Army officials said Wednesday. U.S. Army Sgt. Jack Zarifian and U.S. Army Private Rodger D ...