Posted on 12/24/2018 6:51:19 AM PST by fugazi
Today’s post is in honor of Lance Cpl. Kenneth A. Corzine, who on this day in 2010 died of wounds sustained in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. The 23-year-old from Bethalto, Ill. was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force.
1812: Delegates from the United States and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Ghent in modern-day Belgium, bringing an end to the War of 1812. News travels slowly, however, and two weeks after the signing, Maj. Gen. (and future president) Andrew Jackson defeats a British invasion force in the Battle New Orleans.
1943: 670 B-17s and B-24s from the Eighth Air Force conduct a bombing raid at German long-range rocket sites at Pas de Calais, France.
1944: After a week of foul weather that had kept American warplanes grounded during the Battle of the Bulge finally breaks, the Eighth Air Force takes advantage of the break in the clouds and restore their air supremacy. Nearly 3,000 heavy bombers and fighters take off from England for the largest strike mission of the war to provide troops on the ground the support they need to break the Germans.
Brig. Gen. Frederick W. Castle, commanding the 3rd Combat Bomb Wing, assigns himself as co-pilot of the lead bomber for this vital mission. While enroute, his B-17 develops engine problems causing it to drop out of formation. Since the bomber was over allied-controlled Belgium he decided not to jettison his bombs, which would help them regain speed and maneuverability, but risked the lives of those below. Castle’s hobbled bomber makes an easy target for Luftwaffe Bf-109 fighters, whose repeated attacks set the B-17 on fire and send it into a dive. Castle orders
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1812: Delegates from the United States and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Ghent in modern-day Belgium, bringing an end to the War of 1812. News travels slowly, however, and two weeks after the signing, Maj. Gen. (and future president) Andrew Jackson defeats a British invasion force in the Battle New Orleans.
The Treaty of Ghent and the Battle of New Orleans were in 1815.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJvqsUaU8W8
Some of the forgotten men of the Bulge. All who fought there are heroes.
Merry Christmas, and happy Holidays to you and yours, fugazi!
“NUTS!”
General Anthony Clement “Nuts” McAuliffe
Close enough for government work. Interesting how a historical site could whiff like that on important dates.
You beat me. (I knew someone would.)
As I recall, Bastogne had plenty of 155 Long Toms; what they lacked was enough ammunition.
Thanks and same to you!
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