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September 15th, 1950 – During the Korean War, after preliminary naval gunfire and air bombardment on Sept. 13, the First and Fifth Marines go ashore for the Inchon Invasion, which includes US Army and Korean forces

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September 12th, 1944 – USS Growler (SS 215) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese destroyer Shikinami 240 miles south of Hong Kong, and escort vessel Hirado 250 miles east of Hainan Island

John Currin (JC) posted September 12th, 1944 – USS Growler (SS 215) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese destroyer Shikinami 240 miles south of Hong Kong, and escort vessel Hirado 250 miles east of Hainan Island https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-50AW2f9GgGM/V9bme741O9I/AAAAAAAAYhs/cjWnoXh6SmAIVHR29k31jhdotOux4gx-QCJoC/8524d139-d6ff-41d0-ae8e-020cd5eae1fd?imgmax=1024

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September 1st, 1942 – The first Seabee unit to serve in a combat area, the Sixth Naval Construction Battalion, arrives on Guadalcanal

John Currin (JC) posted September 1st, 1942 – The first Seabee unit to serve in a combat area, the Sixth Naval Construction Battalion, arrives on Guadalcanal https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7aGqyLIQfkw/V8hl5cGTO7I/AAAAAAAAYT8/NEkmIMkmYq0FczyXjokTXRHl0u78Ls5wgCJoC/84d161a8-3353-4747-ab21-732cae0391f7?imgmax=1024
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August 25th, 1943 – Depth charges from USS Patterson (DD 392) sink the Japanese submarine RO-35, 170 miles southeast of San Cristobal Island, Solomon Islands

John Currin (JC) posted August 25th, 1943 – Depth charges from USS Patterson (DD 392) sink the Japanese submarine RO-35, 170 miles southeast of San Cristobal Island, Solomon Islands https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Dxq7G8r4p3c/V78rTWpsYkI/AAAAAAAAYK8/SqM3Sd14di8YqPvqL8sWcbjvU2yXurObQCJoC/d886003e-a0d0-4f15-8e40-b84c67be710f?imgmax=1024
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August 24th, 1912 – The collier, USS Jupiter, is launched. The vessel is the first electrically-propelled Navy ship. She is renamed USS Langley in April 1920 with the designation of aircraft carrier CV-1 and a few months later becomes the Navys first aircraft carrier in March 1922 following conversion

John Currin (JC) posted August 24th, 1912 – The collier, USS Jupiter, is launched. The vessel is the first electrically-propelled Navy ship. She is renamed USS Langley in April 1920 with the designation of aircraft carrier CV-1 and a few months later becomes the Navys first aircraft carrier in March 1922 following conversion https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sBFqSRWtiOA/V73Z0h89Y_I/AAAAAAAAYJQ/QST7MP4NOagp74ukZSxoyt3DmXi-tz-IgCJoC/8c763d86-3c35-46a9-8bc0-db0dbcf38977?imgmax=1024
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