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Today in U.S. Naval History: August 20

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August 20, 2014

Image: NOAA

Image: NOAA

Today in U.S. Naval History - August 20

1952 - In interservice air operation at Chang Pyong-ni, Korea, U.S. Navy, Marine and Air Force aircraft destroy 80 percent of assigned area.

1959 - USS Thetis Bay (LPH-6) completes six-day humanitarian operation after floods in Taiwan.

1969 - Navy Seabees and sailors from Helicopter Training Squadron Eight (HT-8) evacuated 820 people from Pass Christian, Miss. after Hurricane Camille.

For more information about naval history, visit the Naval History and Heritage Command website at history.navy.mil.

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