Calender of MI Events November American Indian Heritage Month National Military Family Month Child Safety and Protection Month 4 National Security Agency replaced the Armed Forces Security Agency with a more comprehensive charter, 1952 U.S. Embassy in Teheran seized, 1979; 52 American hostages released Jan 20, 1981 8 Counter Intelligence Corps personnel saw their first tactical action during OPERATION TORCH, the invasion of North Africa. The CIC captured 100 enemy agents during the first nine months of the campaign, 1942 11 Armistice Day/Veterans Day The anniversary of Armistice between Allied and Central Powers, signed at 5 am, Nov. 11, 1918 in Marshal Foch's railway car in the Forest of Compiegne, France 27 Thanksgiving Day (Federal Holiday) December Universal Human Rights Month Safe Toys and Gifts Month National Stress-free Family Holidays Month 7 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 1941 8 The
United States declared war on Japan. Three days later,
war was also declared against Germany and Italy, 1941 15 International Shareware Day 18 ASA acquired responsibility for electronic security, 1957 22 Spec. James T. Davis, 3d RRU, killed while serving as advisor to South Vietnamese direction-finding team. Davis was the first soldier performing intelligence duties to be killed in the war, 1961 23 Tojo Hideki, Japan's prime minister from October 1941 to July 1944, tried as a war criminal by military tribunal and found guilty. He was hanged (with six other Japanese wartime military leaders) at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo by U.S. Eighth Army officials, 1948 25 Christmas Day (Federal Holiday) |
Last Updated: January 23, 1997