World War II Archives – Page 30 of 61

June 7 in U.S. military history

1830: Following nearly four years at sea, the sloop of war USS Vincennes arrives at New York, becoming the first

1862: A Union flotilla decimates the Confederate fleet at Memphis, Tenn. and captures the city. Three Confederate vessels are rammed

1919: U.S. Marines land in Costa Rica to protect American interests when the government is overthrown by a coup. 1934:

1862: As Gen. George McClellan’s Army of the Potomac attempts to cross the swollen Chickahominy River just east of Richmond,

1917: U.S. Army Gen. John J. “Black Jack” Pershing is named commander-in-chief of the American Expeditionary Force, which is destined