This Month in
U.S. Military History
September — Stories of service, sacrifice, and pivotal moments in American military history.
Sept. 2, 1945
Formal Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri (Gen. Douglas MacArthur)
Sept. 3, 1783
Treaty of Paris signed, officially ending the Revolutionary War.
Sept. 11, 2001
Terrorist attacks on Twin Towers, Pentagon, and United Flight No. 93.
Sept. 15, 1950
Inchon Landing (Operation Chromite) - Masterstroke amphibious assault. (Gen. Douglas MacArthur)
Sept. 17, 1862
Battle of Antietam - Bloodiest single day in American military history (Gen. George McClellan)
Sept. 18, 1947
Air Force Birthday
Sept. 19, 1777
Battle of Saratoga begins - American victory leads to French alliance. (Gen. Horatio Gates)
Sept. 26, 1918
Meuse-Argonne Offensive - Final major Allied push of WWI. (Gen. John J. Pershing
Sept. 30, 1949
Conclusion of the Berlin Airlift - 277,000 flights made to supply West Germany during the Soviet blockade.
