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This Day in U.S. Naval History - March 22

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March 22, 2011

1820 - Commodore Stephen Decatur dies after duel with Capt. James Barron
 
1915 - "Naval Aviator" replaces former "Navy Air Pilot" for officers qualified as aviators
 
1929 - Navy ships protect Americans and their property during Mexican revolution
 
1946 - USS Missouri departs U.S. to return body of deceased Turkish ambassador to the U.S. back to Turkey for burial. Missouri arrived in Istanbul on 5 April.
 
(Source: Navy News Service)

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