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 * 1871 - During the Korean Expedition, Rear Adm. John Rodgers squadron lands a party of 650 Marines and Sailors to attack and capture Fort McKee (also known as the Citadel), Korea. Fifteen receive the Medal of Honor for their action during the capture of the Korean fort.
 * 1871 - During the Korean Expedition, Landsman William Lukes rescues a mortally wounded Lt. H. W. McKee during the capture of the Han River forts. Lukes bravely continues to fight after receiving a head injury. Unfortunately, Lt. McKee dies later that day. For his actions, Lukes receives the Medal of Honor. Fourteen other Marines and Sailors also receive the Medal of Honor for their action during the capture of the Korean fort.
 * 1898 - During the Spanish American War, 1st Lt. Herbert Draper, USMC, First Marine Battalion, raises the U.S. flag for the first time at Camp McCalla, Guantanamo, Cuba. Camp McCalla is named in honor of Cmdr. Bowman H. McCalla, Commanding Officer of USS Marblehead (C 11) who is also designated to command the new base.
 * 1927 - USS Memphis (CL 13) arrives at Washington, D.C., with Charles Lindbergh and his plane, Spirit of St. Louis, after his non-stop flight across the Atlantic. Later that day, Lindbergh becomes the first person to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross when President Calvin Coolidge presents the award at the Washington Monument grounds.
 * 1944 - F6Fs from TF 58, commanded by Vice Adm. Marc A. Mitscher, begin to intercept and splash Japanese planes in the vicinity of the Mariana Islands, taking the enemy by surprise.
 * 1944 - While operating off the Ryukyu Chain, Japan, two Japanese kamikazes attack USS LCS(L)(3) 122. Lt. Richard M. McCool, Jr. organizes a counter attack, downs one of the kamikazes, and damages the second before it crashes into his vessel. Severely wounded and suffering severe burns, he leads his men to fight the fires and rescue crewmembers. For his conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity on this occasion, McCool is awarded the Medal of Honor.
 * 1944 - Aircraft from (VC 95) based onboard USS Croatan (CVE 25), along with USS Frost (DE 144), USS Huse (DE 145), and USS Inch (DE 146), sink German submarine (U 490) between Flores Island and Flemish Cap.
 * 1994 - USS Sirocco (PC 6) is commissioned at the Washington Navy Yard, the first commissioning of a Navy ship at that location in 120 years. The sixth of the Cyclone-class patrol coastal boat is originally homeported at Little Creek, Va., but is currently stationed at Bahrain.

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