Today in U.S. Naval History: August 22
USS Passumpsic (U.S. Navy photo)
Today in U.S. Naval History - August 22
1912 - Birthday of Dental Corps
1945 - First surrender of Japanese garrison at end of World War II; USS Levy receives surrender of Mille Atoll in Marshall Islands
1980 - USS Passumpsic rescues 28 Vietnamese refugees
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