22 March 1820 A.D. Commodore Stephen Decatur, USN, Mortally Wounded in Duel with CAPT James Barron, USN
22 March 1820 A.D. Commodore Stephen Decatur, USN, Mortally Wounded in Duel with CAPT James Barron, USN http://www.navy.mil/search/display_history.asp 1820 - Commodore Stephen Decatur was mortally wounded in a duel with Capt. James Barron at Bladensburg, Md., over criticism Decatur had when Barron lost his ship, USS Chesapeake, to HMS Leopard in 1807. 1915 - "Naval Aviator" replaces the title "Navy Air Pilot" for officers who become qualified as aviators. 1929 - Destroyers USS Robert Smith (DD 324), USS Moody (DD 277), and USS Selfridge (DD 320) protect Americans and their property during the Mexican Cristero uprising. 1943 - USS Gudgeon (SS 211) attacks a Japanese convoy 30 miles north Surabaya, Java, sinking an army cargo ship while surviving the depth charge attack by her escort vessels. Also on this date, USS Tambor (SS 198) damages a Japanese transport in the Sulu Sea, off Negros, Philippines. 1946 - USS Missouri (BB 63) departs the U.S. to r...