Three G.I.’s Killed in Korea
July 30, 1963 - A corporal who knew there was “a bullet marked for me,” a private who urged his family to “pray for peace,” and a...
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Apr 24, 2022
Kennedy To Issue Executive Order Making Soldiers in Vietnam Eligible for Purple Heart
Apr. 24, 1962 - U.S. soldiers wounded in the fighting in Vietnam will receive the Purple Heart. President Kennedy will issue within the...
Apr 11, 2022
President Kennedy Announces August Release of Military Reservists
Apr. 11, 1962 - President Kennedy announced today that all military reservists who were called to active duty in the Berlin crisis last...
Oct 14, 2021
U.S. Conducts Largest Air-Defense Maneuvers in History
Oct. 14, 1961 - The largest air-defense maneuvers ever held in the Western world were concluded early today. For 12 hours, from 1 p.m....
Sep 26, 2021
Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger Dead at 75, Commanded Eighth Army
Sept. 26, 1961 - General Robert L. Eichelberger (pictured in New Guinea during World War II), retired American commander of the Eighth...
Sep 7, 2021
Admiral Ramsey, Former Commander of Pacific Fleet, Dead at 72
Sept. 7, 1961 - Admiral DeWitt Clinton Ramsey, former commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet, died today in the Philadelphia Naval...
Aug 14, 2021
Big Jump in Military Enlistments and Applications in U.S.
Aug. 14, 1961 - Recruiting offices for the armed services reported today that heavy increases in enlistments and applications had...
Aug 14, 2021
In Berlin, U.S. Troops Stage Simulated Battle 200 Yards from Soviet Zone
Aug. 14, 1961 - A company of American troops staged a simulated city battle in Berlin today. The training maneuver was held in a mock...
Aug 14, 2021
🚨Two Soviet Divisions Ring Berlin in Support of Border Closure as Tensions Rise
Aug. 14, 1961 - Two battle-ready Soviet Army divisions were reported to have ringed Berlin this morning in support of East Germany's...
Aug 9, 2021
Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, Ike's Chief of Staff during WWII, Dead at 65
Aug. 9, 1961 - Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, Dwight D. Eisenhower's chief of staff in Europe during World War II, died of a heart attack...
Aug 3, 2021
Hercules Korgis Dead at 72, Single-Handedly Captured 256 Germans in WWI
Aug. 3, 1961 - Hercules Korgis, the Greek-born American Army hero who won military honors during World War I, died today in a Michigan...
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