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This Day in Naval History - March 09

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March 9, 2007

From the Navy News Service 1798 - The first U.S. Navy surgeon, George Balfour, is appointed. 1847 - Commodore David Connor leads a successful amphibious assault near Vera Cruz, Mexico. 1862 - The first battle between ironclads - USS Monitor and CSS Virginia - takes place.

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