This Day in U.S. Naval History - March 9
1798 - Appointment of first surgeon U.S. Navy, George Balfour 1847 - Commodore David Connor leads successful amphibious assault near Vera Cruz, Mexico 1862 - First battle between ironclads, USS Monitor and CSS Virginia 1914 - Test of wind tunnel at Washington Navy Yard (Source: Navy News Service)
This Day in Naval History – March 9
1798 - Appointment of first surgeon U.S. Navy, George Balfour 1847 - Commodore David Connor leads successful amphibious assault near Vera Cruz, Mexico 1862 - First battle between ironclads, USS Monitor and CSS Virginia 1914 - Test of wind tunnel at Washington Navy Yard (Source: Navy News Service)
This Day in Naval History – March 9
1798 - Appointment of first surgeon U.S. Navy, George Balfour 1847 - Commodore David Connor leads successful amphibious assault near Vera Cruz, Mexico 1862 - First battle between ironclads, USS Monitor and CSS Virginia 1914 - Test of wind tunnel at Washington Navy Yard (Source: Navy News Service)
This Day in Naval History - March 09
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.