Portal:United States Navy/Selected anniversaries/March

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Selected anniversaries in March

1 March

• 1942 - U-656 becomes the first German submarine of World War II to be sunk by Naval aircraft (VP-82).

2 March

• 1867 - Birthday of Civil Engineer Corps.
• 1899 - Act of Congress creates the rank Admiral of the Navy for George Dewey.
• 1973 - The first women begin training to become Naval aviators.

3 March

• 1871 - Navy Medical Corps is established.
• 1915 - Office of Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is established.

4 March

• 1911 - Appropriation of first funds for experiments in naval aviation.

5 March

• 1942 - The name "Seabees" and their insignia are officially authorized.

6 March

• 1862 - The USS Monitor departed New York for Hampton Roads, VA.

7 March

• 1958 - Commissioning of USS Grayback, first submarine built from keel up with guided missile capability, to fire Regulus II missile.
• 1994 - Navy issues first orders to women assigned aboard combat ship, USS Eisenhower.

8 March

• 1945 - Phyllis Daley becomes the first African-American Ensign, Navy Nurse Corps.
• 1965 - Seventh Fleet lands first major Marine units in South Vietnam at Danang.

9 March

• 1862 - First battle between ironclads warships, called the Battle of Hampton Roads between the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia.

10 March

• 1945 - Navy and civilian nurses that were interned at Los Banos, Philippines are flown back to U.S. These Navy nurses were awarded the Bronze Star.

11 March

• 1935 - Birth of Naval Security Group when OP-20-G became the Communications Security Group.
• 1941 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act.

12 March

• 1942 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt designates Admiral Ernest J. King to serve as the Chief of Naval Operations, as well as the Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet to which he was appointed on 30 December 1941.

13 March

• 1959 - The Naval Research Laboratory takes first ultraviolet pictures of sun.

14 March

• 1863 - RADM David Farragut's squadron of 7 ships forces way up the Mississippi River to support Union troops at Vicksburg and Baton Rouge.

15 March

• 1943 - Numbered fleet system established
• 1947 - Ensign John W. Lee becomes first African American officer commissioned in the regular Navy. He was assigned to USS Kearsage.

16 March

• 1945 - Iwo Jima declared secure.

17 March

• 1942 - United States Naval Forces Europe established to plan joint operations with British.

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26 March

• 1942 - ADM King becomes both Chief of Naval Operations and Commander, U.S. Fleet

27 March

• 1794 - Congress authorizes construction of 6 frigates, including the USS Constitution.

28 March

• 1800 - The USS Essex (1799) becomes first U.S. Navy vessel to pass Cape of Good Hope.

29 March

• 1975 - The Evacuation of Danang by sea began.

30 March

• 1972 - The Easter Offensive began in Vietnam.

31 March

• 1992 - USS Missouri (BB-63), the last active American battleship is decommissioned.