The First Navy Jack



January 14

1813 - U.S. Frigate Chesapeake captures British brig Hero.

1815 - HMS Endymion, Tenedos and Pomone capture USS President.

1863 - Navy General Order 4, Emancipation Proclamation issued.

1943 - In the first submarine resupply mission, USS Gudgeon lands 6 men, 2,000 pounds of equipment and supplies on Negros Island, the Philippines.

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