August 2, 1943 ~ JFK, PT-108, & the Coconut
1943 – World War II: The Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and sinks. Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. President, saves all but two of his crew.
August 1, 1944 ~ Patton’s Third Army Begins Normandy Breakout
August 1, 1944 – Seven weeks after D-Day, George S. Patton’s Third U.S. Army is unleashed from its holding pen in Normandy and simultaneously attacks the North, South, East, and West beginning its 281 days of operations against the Nazi menace.
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July 31 ~ Ming the Merciless vs. The Declaration of Independence
July 31 ~ What do Flash Gordon, Ming the Merciless, Abraham Lincoln and a signer of the Declaration of Independence from South Carolina have in common? The Truth is Shocking!
July 30, 1942 ~ Women Make WAVES in WW2
On July 30, 1942, President Roosevelt signed a bill creating a women’s auxiliary agency in the Navy known as “Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service” or WAVES for short.
Women served in armed conflicts combat long before the establishment of the WAVES.
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