In early 1941 the United States Navy on Wake Island constructed a base, where the soldiers from the 1st Marine Defense Battalion were stationed, over 449 personnel, both enlisted and officers under the command of Marine Corps Major P.S. Devereux. There was also around 1,300 other personnel both civilian and Navy on the atoll. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 an attack was mounted on Wake Island at the same time. It was attacked by bombers from Japanese bombers from the Marshall Islands and resulted » Read More

The United States looked around for a code that they could use during World War II, to avoid being overheard or having intelligence from the Axis enemies gained by communications between different units and Allied Groups. One of the methods for communications that was used was Navajo Code Talkers. There were hundreds of Native Marine Corps Navajo Code Talkers that were enlisted and assigned to different U.S. Marine Corps units. The Son of a Missionary, Phillip Johnson approached the U.S. Marine Corps in the months after » Read More

One of the most historic and memorable of the battles in the Korean War was the Battle Of Incheon. The battle of Incheon was an invasion battle pitting United States Marines against the North Korean Forces in the battle, which began on September 15th, 1950, and lasted for 13 days. The United Nations Forces, which were being led by Army General Douglas MacArthur, were primarily made up by brave United States Marines. The Battle was code named Operation Chromite, and it was decisive in that it ended the reign » Read More

History records that the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Pacific Ocean during World War II took place between August of 1942 and February 7th of 1943. It was a hard fought battle involving sea, air, and ground troops, and it set the Allied forces, including brave Marine Corps soldiers against the forces of the Imperialistic Japanese Army. This fighting began in the Solomon Islands and stretched throughout the region for six long months of war. It was the first offensive launched by Allied Forces against Japan in » Read More

The History of the United States Navy is very rich and storied. The Navy began with its inception in 1775, during the Revolutionary War. It began with the Continental Navy and was disbanded for a very short time after the Revolution. With the creation of the United States Constitution and adopted in 1787, the basis legally for a sea borne force of military ships and personnel was established. Congress further expanded the power by passing a law called the Naval Act of 1794, which created and » Read More

The modern U.S. Army can trace its beginnings to the American Revolution, in 1775 the fight of the Colonies against Great Britain, with its first commander Revolutionary General George Washington. Washington used hit and run tactics to ultimately triumph over British forces and their paid Hessian mercenaries. With a victory at Yorktown Virginia and with some assistance from Dutch, French and Spanish forces the Continental Army won its fight with British, resulting in the treaty of Paris where the United States was finally established and recognized. The » Read More

The beginnings of flight in the U.S. Army first started in 1926, when a law was passed that established the Army Air Force. From 1926 until 1947 the Army has its own air wing, and there was no such thing as the U.S. Air Force, not yet anyway. Beginning September 26th, 1947 by an order of the Secretary of Defense, the Air Force of the United States was formed, transferring aircraft and personnel from the Department of the Army and the Department of War to the » Read More

The United States Marine Corps can trace its beginnings back to the early British Royal Marines. The Marines has in its USMC Emblem details modeled from the Royal Marine Corps, and it does not have in its logo a defensive shield like many of the other services. November 10th 1775 is the birthday of the United States Marine Corps. They were created by a committee of the Continental Congress, to create a new stern unit of the military, called the Continental Marines. They operated at » Read More

The United States Coast Guard has been around since 1790, it is the oldest continuous seagoing service, having been in service since its first year without any interruption. It was established as the Revenue Marine Service to prevent illegal smuggling and control access to the shores of the United States. Many people do not know that the United States Navy actually disbanded for a short time in the late 1700s so that is why the Coast Guard has the longest seagoing record.
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