1797
Today March 27 1797
The United States Government authorizes the building of the first six United States Navy vessels (in 1797 the first three frigates, United States, Constellation (1797) and Constitution go into service), not to be confused with October 13, 1775, which is observed as the Navy's Birthday.
1916
Mellish was 35 years old, and a chaplain in the Army Chaplains' Department, British Army during the First World War when the following deeds took place for which he was awarded the VC.
The citation reads:
- "For most conspicuous bravery. During heavy fighting on three consecutive days he repeatedly went backwards and forwards, under continuous and heavy shell and machine-gun fire, between our original trenches and those captured from the enemy, in order to tend and rescue wounded men. He brought in ten badly wounded men on the first day from ground swept by machine-gun fire, and three were actually killed while he was dressing their wounds.
- The battalion to which he was attached was relieved on the second day, but he went back and brought in twelve more wounded men.
- On the night of the third day he took charge of a party of volunteers and once more returned to the trenches to rescue the remaining wounded.
- This splendid work was quite voluntary on his part and outside the scope of his ordinary duties.
1938
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Taierzhuang begins, resulting several weeks later in the war's first major Chinese victory over Japan.
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