This Day in U.S. Naval History - April 7

 

1917 - Navy takes control of all wireless radio stations in the U.S.

 

1942 - Navy accepts African Americans for general service

 

1945 - First two Navy flight nurses land on an active battlefield (Iwo Jima): ENS Jane Kendeigh, USNR, and LTJG Ann Purvis, USN

 

1945 - Carrier aircraft defeat last Japanese Navy sortie (Battle of East China Sea); Yamato, world's largest battleship, and five other ships sunk

 

1979 - Launching of first Trident submarine, USS Ohio (SSBN-726) at Groton, CT

 

(Source: Navy News Service)