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This Day in Navy and Marine Corps History
November. 13
1776 The Continental Navy ship Alfred, commanded by John Paul Jones, along with Continental sloop Providence, commanded by Hoysted Hacker, capture the British transport Mellish, carrying winter uniforms later used by Gen. George Washingtons troops. Three days later, Alfred captures the British brig Hetty off the New England coast.
1942 Cmdr. Herbert E. Schonland, Rear Adm. Norman Scott, Boatswains Mate First Class Reinhardt J. Keppler, and Capt. Daniel J. Callaghan courageously fight enemy forces during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. Schonland later receives the Medal of Honor for his actions, while Scott, Keppler, and Callaghan posthumously receive the Medal of Honor for their actions.
1942 Gunners Mate Third Class Kenneth J. Spangenberg is killed on board USS San Francisco in the Battle of Savo Island and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.
1942 All five Sullivan brothers are lost when the USS Juneau (CL 52) is destroyed during the naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
1944 Aircraft from Carrier Task Groups 38.1, 38.3, and 38.4 attack Japanese shipping and port facilities at Manila and central Luzon.
1952 During the Korean War, USS Toledo (CA 133) carries out Operation "Counter-Punch against Kojo gun emplacements. Three direct hits are reported.
1957 The first firing of a Regulus II bombardment missile takes place at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
1976 The lead ship of the newly created Los Angeles-class submarine, USS Los Angeles (SSN 688), is commissioned.
1980 VFA-125 at NAS Lemoore, CA, is established as the first squadron to train Sailors and Marines to fly and maintain F/A-18 Hornets.
2017 Retired Navy Capt. Thomas J. Hudner Jr., who earned the Medal of Honor during the Korean War, passes away. On Dec. 4, 1950, Hudner crashed his own plane in order to aid downed fellow aviator Ensign Jesse L. Brown, who had been shot down by enemy anti-aircraft fire.
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Today in History November 13
1474 | In the Swiss-Burgundian Wars, Swiss infantry shatters the army of Charles the Bold at Hericourt near Belfort, countering his march to Lorraine. | |
1835 | Texans officially proclaim independence from Mexico, and calls itself the Lone Star Republic, after its flag, until its admission to the Union in 1845. | |
1851 | The London-to-Paris telegraph begins operation. | |
1860 | South Carolina's legislature calls a special convention to discuss secession from the Union. | |
1862 | Lewis Carroll writes in his diary, "Began writing the fairy-tale of Alice--I hope to finish it by Christmas." | |
1878 | New Mexico Governor Lew Wallace offers amnesty to many participants of the Lincoln County War, but not to gunfighter Billy the Kid. | |
1897 | The first metal dirigible is flown from Tempelhof Field in Berlin. | |
1907 | Paul Corno achieves the first helicopter flight. | |
1914 | The brassiere, invented by Caresse Crosby, is patented. | |
1927 | New York's Holland Tunnel officially opens for traffic. | |
1940 | U.S. Supreme Court rules in Hansberry v. Lee that African Americans cannot be barred from white neighborhoods. | |
1941 | A German U-boat, the U-81 torpedoes Great Britain's premier aircraft carrier, the HMS Ark Royal. The ship sinks the next day. | |
1942 | Lt. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower flies to Algeria to conclude an agreement with French Admiral Jean Darlan.. | |
1945 | Charles de Gaulle is elected president of France. | |
1952 | Harvard's Paul Zoll becomes the first man to use electric shock to treat cardiac arrest. | |
1956 | The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously strikes down two Alabama laws requiring racial segregation on public buses. | |
1969 | Anti-war protesters stage a symbolic "March Against Death" in Washington, DC. | |
1970 | A powerful tropical cyclone strikes the Ganges Delta region of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), causing an estimated half-million deaths in a single night; the Bhola cyclone is regarded as the worst natural disaster of the 20th century. | |
1982 | The Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated in Washington, DC. | |
1985 | Some 23,000 people die when the Nevado del Ruiz erupts, melting a glacier and causing a massive mudslide that buries Armero, Columbia. | |
1989 | Compact of Free Association: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau—places US troops wrested from Japanese control in WWII—become sovereign nations, associated states of the United States. | |
1989 | Hans-Adam II becomes Prince of Liechtenstein (1989– ) upon the death of his father, Franz Joseph II. | |
2000 | Articles of impeachment passed against Philippine President Joseph Estrada. | |
2001 | US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connections to planned or actual terrorist acts against the US. |
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Viper CDR- HUGE step toward a (someday) lunar return mission…..with all the money woes of the DC situation, I fear that the moon and Mars will slip more year out….SAD….. we could double NASA's budget and not incur more debt if we stopped testing and torturing animals under contract to the CDC. I challenge you to look up the wuhan lab beagle test…
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Exo-planet a mere (HA!) 2 million light years away? (let's see ….186,000 mils per second…6.7 X10E8 miles / hour……) …..let say without a wormhole , no visitors coming to earth!
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Here's a little recognized snippet of Marine Corps history, Skip. Source, Navy Captain (ret) James Bloom,
Semper Fidelis,
From: James Bloom
Subject: Today in Naval History, Marine Corps Mailmen
We take it for granted in modern times that the Armed Forces, especially the Army National Guard, are called out to assist in the face of domestic emergency or turmoil. Historically however, the use of front-line military forces, such as the US Marine Corps, in such situations has been rare (notwithstanding their deployment in the past several decades as vaccinators and forest firemen). Two notable exceptions to this trend occurred during the "roaring" 1920s.
Coincident to the post-WWI euphoria was a rise in criminal activity, especially robberies. Banks were obvious targets, but equally attractive were large payroll and cash shipments that commonly travelled in the poorly guarded US Mail. In fact, two celebrated mail robberies in 1921 embarrassed President Warren G. Harding's Postmaster General and shook public confidence in our government's ability to secure this essential function. To restore the public's trust, Harding turned to his Secretary of the Navy, Edwin Denby, who on this day called up the US Marines to, "detail as guards for the United States Mails a sufficient number of officers and men...to protect the mails from depredations by robbers and bandits."
Harding, the consummate politician, was buying more than just protection. WWI had seen the US Marine Corps emerge from the doldrums of the 19th century. Their heroic stand at Belleau Wood in 1918 had "saved Paris from the Hun!" Memories of their ferocious fighting at Soissons and St. Mihiel were fresh in the minds of Americans. Having proved their mettle in the trenches of France, the Marines enjoyed an unassailable reputation at home. "Marine Corps" had become a household word by the 1920s, and "Go tell it to the Marines!" became a popular retort referencing their invincibility in the American public's eye. Harding's deployment of the Marines in this high-visibility tasking fulfilled the practical need for guards AND made political hay.
Approximately 53 officers and 2,200 Marines were sent to the country's major mail distribution sites. Operating in small rifle teams of two or three, the Marines rode shotgun on mail trains for the next four months. If challenged, these Marines were authorized to protect by, "shooting or otherwise killing or disabling any person engaged in the theft or robbery, or the attempted theft or robbery of the mails entrusted...", but never once did they use their weapons in anger. Their presence alone halted the robberies immediately. When similar problems recurred in October 1926, the Marines returned briefly as guards. Once again attacks on the US Mail halted completely. Following this latter episode, a permanent means of protection for the mails was established.
Canfield, Bruce N. "Guns of the Mail Guard Marines." Gun and Sword Collector, Vol 41 (1), February 2019, pp. 14-21.
Marine Corps Historical Center. "Marine Mail Guards, 1921 & 1926." Leatherneck.com website, AT: http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/showthread.php?16110-marine-mail-guards, retrieved 11 March 2019.
Metcalf, Clyde H. A History of the United States Marine Corps. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, NY, pp. 528-29, 1939.
Millett, Allan R. Semper Fidelis: The History of the United States Marine Corps. Macmillan Pub Co., New York, NY, p. 317, 1980.
Sweetman, Jack. American Naval History: An Illustrated Chronology of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-Present, 3rd ed. USNI Press, Annapolis, MD, 2002, pp. 131, 135.
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OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)…
From the archives of rollingthunderremembered.com post for 12 November 1966… "Marigold"… a badly fumbled opportunity to end the war in 1966…
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From the archives of rollingthunderremembered.com post for 13 November 1966… Ronald Reagan speaks to Vietnam Veterans at The Wall… an extraordinary tribute from the heart…
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This week in Naval history from NHHC
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On Nov. 13, 1942, all five Sullivan brothers were lost when USS Juneau was destroyed during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. In commemoration of this tragic event, this week's webpage of the week is The Sullivan Brothers, located in the disasters and phenomena section of NHHC's website. On this page are links to a number of resources, including blogs, transcripts of the brothers' service, U.S. Navy policy regarding family members serving together at sea, Juneau and Battle of Guadalcanal information, digital resources about the battle, and information on ships named in honor of the Sullivans. Check out this page today and learn more about what happened on this day in history.
On Nov. 12, 1942, Lt. Cmdr. Bruce McCandless displayed superb initiative by assuming command of USS San Francisco during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal after all other personnel on the navigating and signal bridges were rendered unconscious, killed, or wounded. McCandless boldly continued to engage the enemy, leading San Francisco to victory. For his "conspicuous gallantry and exceptionally distinguished service," McCandless received the Medal of Honor on Dec. 12, 1942. Soon after the battle, he was promoted to commander.
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STORY OF THE ARMY
Museum hopes to connect visitors with soldiers
BY MIKE GLENN THE WASHINGTON TIMES
A mysterious silver-colored building adjacent to Northern Virginia's Fort Belvoir may look like an spy agency or a Silicon Valley startup, but it's actually there to tell a story almost 250 years in the making.
After grand opening delays brought about by the COVID19 pandemic, the roughly $400 million National Museum of the United States Army is finally set to open its doors to the public on Veterans Day this Wednesday. The 185,000-square-foot museum chronicles the history of the nation's oldest military service from its roots as a provincial militia in the early 1600s to combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq and deployments around the world.
"The museum is stunning, and it is an honor to present this history in a way that shows the connection between the American soldier, the U.S. Army and the nation," said Tammy Call, the museum's director.
The museum traces the Army's history chronologically and through particular themes such as "Preserving the Nation," the Civil War and the "Global War," which portrays the Army's role in the Allied victory of World War II. Scattered throughout the museum are more than 1,500 artifacts, documents and personal stories from soldiers.
Pass through the "Founding the Nation" exhibit, and a visitor will come across several items from the Revolutionary War
period, including a King Howitzer, a small cannon that was popular in the 18th century, and a powder horn used by Sgt. Levi Gassett, who served at Dorchester Heights during the British siege of Boston in 1775.
For many of the items in the museum's collection, "this is the first time they are being displayed," Ms. Call said. "It is important to preserve these items and have them available."
Forming the centerpieces of the galleries are figures in Army uniforms from various eras. These figures, portrayed in combat, are modeled on real soldiers with razor stubble, crow's feet or teenage acne scars.
"These are humanistic cast figures. We sent the soldiers to the studios that provided them," Ms. Call said. "That's what makes them so lifelike."
The museum is a joint effort between the Army and the Army Historical Foundation, which constructed the building using private funds. The Army, which owns and operates the museum, provided the infrastructure, roads and utilities.
"The National Museum of the United States Army is designed to tell the compelling and heroic stories of our people and take visitors on an exciting journey," said Gen. James C. McConville, the Army chief of staff. "The Army is people. They are our greatest strength and our most important weapon system."
Museum officials said they are taking a variety of steps to help ensure the health and safety of visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Free timed-entry tickets are required to manage visitor capacity. Each visitor is given a handheld stylus to use the computer touch screens throughout the exhibition.
"We have worked hard to ensure the safety of our staff and visitors," Ms. Call said.
The artifacts on display are critical to familiarize visitors, some who may have no connection to the Army, with the soldiers who fought and sometimes gave their lives. Included in the D-Day exhibit is an M1 Garand rifle carried by Pvt. Martin Teahan, an 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper who was killed during the Normandy invasion. A French army officer discovered the lost rifle several decades after World War II and returned it to Teahan's family.
A pocket Bible carried by Pvt. 1st Class Melvin Nesteby, a prisoner of war and survivor of World War II's "Bataan death march," is also part of the collection. Ms. Call said Nesteby's Bible gives her chills each time she passes it.
"He carried it with him throughout the war. He said that's what kept him going," she said. "These artifacts have such personnel connections to the soldier."
Museum officials said they want visitors to get a sense of what it was like to serve in the ranks throughout the Army's history. Projected onto a massive 300-degree theater is footage of current Army operations along with dramatic re-creations of some of the most significant battles. A high-tech simulator gives virtual reality experiences in World War II tank battles and historic Army aircraft.
Officials said the museum also confronts some controversial parts of the Army's history, such as racial segregation, the My Lai massacre in Vietnam and the treatment of detainees in Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison.
"Those things are openly discussed here," said Paul Marando, chief of exhibits. "We know these events happen, but they're not indicative of the Army values. They do not reflect what the Army is all about."
The museum has established an education department to host presentations and discussions about Army-based research and scholarship, he said.
The Army's place in the larger American story and its role in the culture are depicted in the "Army and Society" gallery.
"The whole point of the gallery is to address issues like that and the relationship between civilians and the Army," Mr. Marando said. "We're not just talking about the history of the Army. We're also addressing societal issues."
The displays will eventually rotate to better tell the Army's story and keep it current. Museum officials said they plan to add items from soldiers who were at the Ain al-Asad base in Iraq's western Anbar province during a Jan. 8 missile barrage fired in retaliation for a U.S. drone strike that killed Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iran's top military official.
"We want to make sure there's a personal connection with the soldier," Mr. Marando said.
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This Day in U S Military History November 13
1775– U.S. forces under Gen. Richard Montgomery captured Montreal. This was a two-pronged attack on Canada, with the goal of capturing Quebec entrusted to Benedict Arnold, who was leading a force through a hurricane ravaged Maine wilderness.
1776 – Captain John Paul Jones in Alfred with brig Providence captures British transport Mellish, carrying winter uniforms later used by Washington's troops.
1942 – Off the coast of Guadalcanal, a Japanese convoy of 11 transports carrying 11,000 men and equipment escorted by Admiral Tanaka's "Tokyo Express" approaches the island. Admiral Abe command two battleships, two cruisers and 14 destroyers to give cover and to bombard Henderson Field airstrip to prevent American attacks. To the north, two further Japanese carriers are within striking range. American Admiral Callaghan, commanding a force of five cruisers and eight destroyers plots an interception course. In the early morning hours, Admiral Callaghan's force comes upon the Japanese force led by Admiral Abe. In an action lasting about half an hour, two Japanese cruisers are sunk and almost all other vessels suffer damage. The Americans lose two cruisers and four destroyers. The Japanese transport convoy turns back. Later in the day, the battleship Hiei, already badly damaged, is torpedoed by American aircraft and scuttled. After the battle, criticism concerning the effective use of the American radar is leveled. Problems are blamed on mismatched equipment and poor communication between the ships.
1942 – Loss of USS Juneau (CL-52) during Battle of Guadalcanal results in loss of Five Sullivan Brothers. In the aftermath of Juneau's loss, the Navy notified Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Sullivan of Waterloo, Iowa, that all five of their sons were missing in action. Two of the brothers had served previous four-year enlistments in the Navy and so, when all five brothers enlisted together on 3 January 1942, the Navy was the obvious choice. They had also insisted on serving together on the same ship. Although the accepted Navy policy was to separate family members, the brothers had persisted and their request was approved. It was later learned, through survivors' accounts, that four of the brothers died in the initial explosion. The fifth, George Thomas, despite being wounded the night before, made it onto a raft where he survived for five days before succumbing either to wounds and exhaustion or a shark attack. The brothers received the Purple Heart Medal posthumously and were entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, Fleet Clasp; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four engagement stars and the World War II Victory Medal. They had also earned the Good Conduct Medal. They were survived by their parents, Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan and Mrs. Alleta Sullivan, a sister, Genevieve Sullivan, and by Albert Leo Sullivan's wife, Katherine Mary Sullivan. Their son, James Thomas, was twenty-two months old at the time of his father's death. The service record transcripts for the five Sullivan brothers, as written on 16 January 1943 by the Bureau of Naval Personnel follow: Albert Leo Sullivan, Francis Henry Sullivan, George Thomas Sullivan, Joseph Eugene Sullivan, Madison Abel Sullivan.
1982– Near the end of a weeklong national salute to Americans who served in the Vietnam War, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington after a march to its site by thousands of veterans of the conflict. The long-awaited memorial was a simple V-shaped black-granite wall inscribed with the names of the 57,939 Americans who died in the conflict, arranged in order of death, not rank, as was common in other memorials. The designer of the memorial was Maya Lin, a Yale University architecture student who entered a nationwide competition to create a design for the monument. Lin, born in Ohio in 1959, was the daughter of Chinese immigrants. Many veterans' groups were opposed to Lin's winning design, which lacked a standard memorial's heroic statues and stirring words. However, a remarkable shift in public opinion occurred in the months after the memorial's dedication. Veterans and families of the dead walked the black reflective wall, seeking the names of their loved ones killed in the conflict. Once the name was located, visitors often made an etching or left a private offering, from notes and flowers to dog tags and cans of beer. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial soon became one of the most visited memorials in the nation's capital. A Smithsonian Institution director called it "a community of feelings, almost a sacred precinct," and a veteran declared that "it's the parade we never got." "The Wall" drew together both those who fought and those who marched against the war and served to promote national healing a decade after the divisive conflict's end.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
*CALLAGHAN, DANIEL JUDSON
Rank and organization: Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy. Born: 26 July 1892, San Francisco, Calif. Appointed from: California. Entered service at: Oakland, Calif. Other Navy award: Distinguished Service Medal. Citation: For extraordinary heroism and conspicuous intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty during action against enemy Japanese forces off Savo Island on the night of 12-13 November 1942. Although out-balanced in strength and numbers by a desperate and determined enemy, Rear Adm. Callaghan, with ingenious tactical skill and superb coordination of the units under his command, led his forces into battle against tremendous odds, thereby contributing decisively to the rout of a powerful invasion fleet, and to the consequent frustration of a formidable Japanese offensive. While faithfully directing close-range operations in the face of furious bombardment by superior enemy fire power, he was killed on the bridge of his flagship. His courageous initiative, inspiring leadership, and judicious foresight in a crisis of grave responsibility were in keeping with the finest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life in the defense of his country.
*KEPPLER, REINHARDT JOHN
Rank and organization: Boatswain's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy. Born: 22 January 1918, Ralston, Wash. Accredited to: Washington. Other Navy award: Navy Cross. Citation: For extraordinary heroism and distinguished courage above and beyond the call of duty while serving aboard the U.S.S. San Francisco during action against enemy Japanese forces in the Solomon Islands, 1213 November 1942. When a hostile torpedo plane, during a daylight air raid, crashed on the after machine-gun platform, Keppler promptly assisted in removal of the dead and, by his capable supervision of the wounded, undoubtedly helped save the lives of several shipmates who otherwise might have perished. That night, when the ship's hangar was set afire during the great battle off Savo Island, he bravely led a hose into the starboard side of the stricken area and there, without assistance and despite frequent hits from terrific enemy bombardment, eventually brought the fire under control. Later, although mortally wounded, he labored valiantly in the midst of bursting shells, persistently directing fire-fighting operations and administering to wounded personnel until he finally collapsed from loss of blood. His great personal valor, maintained with utter disregard of personal safety, was in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.
McCANDLESS, BRUCE
Rank and organization: Commander, U.S. Navy, U.S.S. San Francisco. Place and date: Battle off Savo Island, 1213 November 1942. Entered service at: Colorado. Born: 12 August 1911, Washington, D.C. Other Navy award: Silver Star. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and exceptionally distinguished service above and beyond the call of duty as communication officer of the U.S.S. San Francisco in combat with enemy Japanese forces in the battle off Savo Island, 1213 November 1942. In the midst of a violent night engagement, the fire of a determined and desperate enemy seriously wounded Lt. Comdr. McCandless and rendered him unconscious, killed or wounded the admiral in command, his staff, the captain of the ship, the navigator, and all other personnel on the navigating and signal bridges. Faced with the lack of superior command upon his recovery, and displaying superb initiative, he promptly assumed command of the ship and ordered her course and gunfire against an overwhelmingly powerful force. With his superiors in other vessels unaware of the loss of their admiral, and challenged by his great responsibility, Lt. Comdr. McCandless boldly continued to engage the enemy and to lead our column of following vessels to a great victory. Largely through his brilliant seamanship and great courage, the San Francisco was brought back to port, saved to fight again in the service of her country.
SCHONLAND, HERBERT EMERY
Rank and organization: Commander, U.S. Navy, U.S.S. San Francisco Place and date: Savo Island, 12-13 November 1943. Entered service at. Maine. Born: 7 September 1900, Portland, Maine. Citation: For extreme heroism and courage above and beyond the call of duty as damage control officer of the U.S.S. San Francisco in action against greatly superior enemy forces in the battle off Savo Island, 12-13 November 1942. In the same violent night engagement in which all of his superior officers were killed or wounded, Lt. Comdr. Schonland was fighting valiantly to free the San Francisco of large quantities of water flooding the second deck compartments through numerous shell holes caused by enemy fire. Upon being informed that he was commanding officer, he ascertained that the conning of the ship was being efficiently handled, then directed the officer who had taken over that task to continue while he himself resumed the vitally important work of maintaining the stability of the ship. In water waist deep, he carried on his efforts in darkness illuminated only by hand lanterns until water in flooded compartments had been drained or pumped off and watertight integrity had again been restored to the San Francisco. His great personal valor and gallant devotion to duty at great peril to his own life were instrumental in bringing his ship back to port under her own power, saved to fight again in the service of her country.
*SCOTT, NORMAN
Rank and organization: Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy. Born: 10 August 1889, Indianapolis, Ind. Appointed from: Indiana. Citation: For extraordinary heroism and conspicuous intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty during action against enemy Japanese forces off Savo Island on the night of 11-12 October and again on the night of 12-13 November 1942. In the earlier action, intercepting a Japanese Task Force intent upon storming our island positions and landing reinforcements at Guadalcanal, Rear Adm. Scott, with courageous skill and superb coordination of the units under his command, destroyed 8 hostile vessels and put the others to flight. Again challenged, a month later, by the return of a stubborn and persistent foe, he led his force into a desperate battle against tremendous odds, directing close-range operations against the invading enemy until he himself was killed in the furious bombardment by their superior firepower. On each of these occasions his dauntless initiative, inspiring leadership and judicious foresight in a crisis of grave responsibility contributed decisively to the rout of a powerful invasion fleet and to the consequent frustration of a formidable Japanese offensive. He gallantly gave his life in the service of his country.
SPURRIER, JUNIOR J.
Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company G, 134th Infantry, 35th Infantry Division. Place and dare: Achain, France, 13 November 1944. Entered service at: Riggs, Ky. Birth: Russell County, Ky. G.O. No.: 18, 15 March 1945. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy at Achain, France, on 13 November 1944. At 2 p.m., Company G attacked the village of Achain from the east. S/Sgt. Spurrier armed with a BAR passed around the village and advanced alone. Attacking from the west, he immediately killed 3 Germans. From this time until dark, S/Sgt. Spurrier, using at different times his BAR and Ml rifle, American and German rocket launchers, a German automatic pistol, and handgrenades, continued his solitary attack against the enemy regardless of all types of small-arms and automatic-weapons fire. As a result of his heroic actions he killed an officer and 24 enlisted men and captured 2 officers and 2 enlisted men. His valor has shed fresh honor on the U.S. Armed Forces.
*GRANT, JOSEPH XAVIER
Rank and organization: Captain (then 1st Lt.), U.S. Army, Company A, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. Place and date: Republic of Vietnam, 13 November 1966. Entered service at: Boston, Mass. Born: 28 March 1940, Cambridge, Mass. G.O. No.: 4, 29 January 1968. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Company A was participating in a search and destroy operation when the leading platoon made contact with the enemy and a fierce fire-fight ensued. Capt. Grant was ordered to disengage the 2 remaining platoons and to maneuver them to envelop and destroy the enemy. After beginning their movement, the platoons encountered intense enemy automatic weapons and mortar fire from the front and flank. Capt. Grant was ordered to deploy the platoons in a defensive position. As this action was underway, the enemy attacked, using "human wave" assaults, in an attempt to literally overwhelm Capt. Grant's force. In a magnificent display of courage and leadership, Capt. Grant moved under intense fire along the hastily formed defensive line repositioning soldiers to fill gaps created by the mounting casualties and inspiring and directing the efforts of his men to successfully repel the determined enemy onslaught. Seeing a platoon leader wounded, Capt. Grant hastened to his aid, in the face of the mass of fire of the entire enemy force, and moved him to a more secure position. During this action, Capt. Grant was wounded in the shoulder. Refusing medical treatment, he returned to the forward part of the perimeter, where he continued to lead and to inspire his men by his own indomitable example. While attempting to evacuate a wounded soldier, he was pinned down by fire from an enemy machine gun. With a supply of hand grenades, he crawled forward under a withering hail of fire and knocked out the machine gun, killing the crew, after which he moved the wounded man to safety. Learning that several other wounded men were pinned down by enemy fire forward of his position, Capt. Grant disregarded his painful wound and led 5 men across the fire-swept open ground to effect a rescue. Following return of the wounded men to the perimeter, a concentration of mortar fire landed in their midst and Capt. Grant was killed instantly. His heroic actions saved the lives of a number of his comrades and enabled the task force to repulse the vicious assaults and defeat the enemy. Capt. Grant's actions reflect great credit upon himself and were in keeping with the finest traditions of the U.S. Army.
*RABEL, LASZLO
Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, 74th Infantry Detachment (Long Range Patrol), 173d Airborne Brigade. Place and date: Binh Dinh Province, Republic of Vietnam, 13 November 1968. Entered service at: Minneapolis, Minn. Born: 21 September 1939, Budapest, Hungary. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. S/Sgt. Rabel distinguished himself while serving as leader of Team Delta, 74th Infantry Detachment. At 1000 hours on this date, Team Delta was in a defensive perimeter conducting reconnaissance of enemy trail networks when a member of the team detected enemy movement to the front. As S/Sgt. Rabel and a comrade prepared to clear the area, he heard an incoming grenade as it landed in the midst of the team's perimeter. With complete disregard for his life, S/Sgt. Rabel threw himself on the grenade and, covering it with his body, received the complete impact of the immediate explosion. Through his indomitable courage, complete disregard for his safety and profound concern for his fellow soldiers, S/Sgt. Rabel averted the loss of life and injury to the other members of Team Delta. By his gallantry at the cost of his life in the highest traditions of the military service, S/Sgt. Rabel has reflected great credit upon himself, his unit, and the U.S. Army
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for November 13, 2020 FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
13 November
1908: Wilbur Wright set an FAI altitude record of 82 feet in a Wright Biplane at Auvours, France. (9)
1943: Allied planes carried out the heaviest raid against New Guinea when 57 B-24s and 62 B-25s bombed Alexishafen and Madang airdromes. (21)
1946: Vincent Joseph Schaefer, General Electric Corp., produced the first artificial snow from a natural cloud. He dropped dry-ice pellets from a plane into a cloud over Greylock Mountain, Mass. (24)
1952: KOREAN WAR. Through 14 November, five B-29s from the 307th Bombardment Wing in an experimental attack used incendiary clusters against the Sopo supply area but obtained poor results. (28) The US Atomic Energy Commission exploded the first hydrogen bomb in the Pacific. (4)
1961: At Malmstrom AFB, a Site Activation Task Force accepted the first Minuteman I (Model A) operational silo. (6)
1964: The solid propellant rocket for Titan II Space Booster's first stage fired at the United Technology Center in Sunnyvale, Calif. It had more than a million pounds of thrust.
1968: NASA test pilot John A. Manke flew the HL-10 Lifting Body on its first powered flight at Edwards AFB. (3)
1971: Mariner IX, launched on 30 May 1971, went into an elliptical orbit around Mars, and its first photographs were broadcast live by national television.
1989: The Navy's fourth test of the McDonnell-Douglas AGM-84E Standoff Land-Attack Missile (SLAM)--a variation of the Harpoon antiship missile--was successful. In this test, an A-6 crew launched the missile, but an A-7 pilot guided it to the target. (8: Feb 90)
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Thanks to Felix ...
Excellent video explaining the accident in detail, but lots more re. accident reconstruction, brief mention of problems w. gender integration, carrier flight ops, etc… Several accident videos around the carrier that will get your attention … Complicated 'mishap' (and why it was called a 'mishap' vs. accident). For those not familiar, Carroll was an F-14 RIO - Naval Flight Officer, handling radar, weapons, etc… in the back seat of F-14's for quite a few years … His equivalent survived this accident, ejecting barely in time ...
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