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USA Wartime & Peacetime Events in Timeline Sequence: 1861-2009 (October 10 2009 - Draft) 1 The dates of the wartime and peacetime events shown below are the current dates used by the Iosco County Veterans Recognition Committee for selecting veterans from public records such as newspapers, Iosco County Court House records, and the numerous historical and genealogical indexes and records available at the Huron Shores Genealogical Society at the Parks Public Library in Oscoda MI. Starting and ending dates of wars often differ from different source such as the US Congress, the Veterans Administration, the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign War membership requirements This list is work-in-progress and may be changed without notice. Suggestions are appreciated. Several types of veteran’s official records contain more accurate information than the above public records do about the dates of service and what wars the veterans served in. This includes the veteran’s discharge records Form DD-214 and other official personnel records. These types of records will override the dates in the general records used by the Recognition Committee. The State and Federal records are frozen for 70 years for living veterans, and the discharge records kept for the veteran at the County Clerks Office is frozen forever. Therefore such records are not generally available to the Recognition Committee unless submitted by the veteran or their surrogate. Such records are always welcomed, but if the veteran or their surrogate should black out or cut out information they considers private information. Note: At the end of this listing there is information that will help the reader to understand the format, codes and abbreviations used for this listing. Wartime & Peacetime2 Events Started & Ended Dates (Initials of persons agreeing) War 1861 CW CIVIL WAR 1861 CW 1861/04/12 Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumpter. 1861 CW 1861/04/12 Started- Vets Project ajs, jlg, js, tc, ds, ns, ld --OK 1861 CW 1863/08/12 Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation announcement made. 1861 CW 1864/01/01 Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation becomes effective. 1861 CW 1864/04/09 Gen Robert E Lee surrendered the Confederacy at Appomattox Court House. 1861 CW 1865/04/18 Ended- Vets Project ajs, jlg, js, tc, ds, ns, ld -- OK 1861 CW 1865/04/18 Confederate General J E Johnson surrenders to General Sherman making the formal end of the confederate resistance. 1874 CS CHINA SERVICE (Yangtze River Valley; Peking & 1 Started Yr/Mo/Dy Ended1 Yr/Mo/Dy TimeLine Only the VFW Membership Eligibility Information is by Campaign Medals, and is shown together with both start & finish dates in this column. The ending date is also shown separately. This file is generally sorted by column 1 then by sorted by column 3. Bur, could be sorted by any column desired. 2 Peacetime military activities involved such things as: Naval Patrol Force on Yangtze River; China Service (Humanitarian); Guerrilla Action; Pacification; Relief Expeditions; American Civilian Evacuations; POL Evacuation; Advisors; Restore Peace; Restore Democratic Institutions; Protect American Citizens; etc. USA Wartime & Peacetime Events in Timeline Sequence: 1861-2009 (October 10 2009 - Draft) 2 TimeLine War Started Yr/Mo/Dy Ended1 Yr/Mo/Dy Wartime & Peacetime2 Events Started & Ended Dates (Initials of persons agreeing) Shanghai) – DELETE ajs, jlg, js, tc, ds, ns, ld -OK 1874 CS 1870s-1921 Shallow draft gunboats of the USN sailed China’s largest river for over 50 years before being officially organized as the Yangtze Patrol Force in August 1921. 1874 CS 1874/02/12 Started- Vets Project 1874 CS 1874/02/12-Open (VFW) Expeditionary (Navy & Marine Corps). 1874 CS 1921/08 The Yangtze Patrol Force was established, and the ships protected US citizens against the bandits and warlord forces in the turbulent China in the mid 1920s. 1874 CS 1926/09/03-1927/10/21 (VFW) Yangtze Service (Navy). ?? 1874 CS 1927/10/21-Ended 1874 CS 1930/03/01-1932/12/31 (VFW) Yangtze Service (Navy). ?? 1874 CS 1930s Early 1930s severe floods occurred along the Yangtze, the gunboats were used in the humanitarian cause of aiding millions of homeless. 1874 CS 1932/12/31-Ended (VFW) Yangtze Service (Navy). Started 1930/03/01. ?? 1874 CS 1937/07/07-1939/09/07 (VFW) China Service (Navy) 1874 CS 1937/12/12- Japanese naval aircraft attacked and sank the river gunboat USS Panay on the Yangtze River. 1874 CS 1939/09/07-Ended (VFW) China Service (Navy). Started 1937/07/07. ?? 1874 CS 1940 The Yangtze Service Medal was declared obsolete and was replaced by the China Service medal. 1874 CS 1945/09/02-1957/04/01 (VFW) China Service (Navy). ?? 1874 CS 1945/09/02-1957/04/01 (VFW) China Service (Service ?). ?? 1874 CS 1957/04/01 Ended- Vets Project 1874 CS 1957/04/01-Ended (VFW) China Service (Navy). Started 1945/09/02. ?? 1874 CS 1957/04/01-Ended (VFW) China Service (Service ?). Started 1945/09/02. ?? 1898 SA 1898 SA (VFW) Yangtze Service (Navy). Started 1926/09/03. ?? SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR 1890s United States is influenced by Alfred T Mahan who wrote The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1600-1783, which advocated the taking of the Caribbean Islands, Hawaii, and the Philippine Islands for bases to protect U.S. commerce, the building of a canal to enable fleet movement from ocean to ocean and the building of the Great White fleet of steam-driven armored platted battleships. USA Wartime & Peacetime Events in Timeline Sequence: 1861-2009 (October 10 2009 - Draft) 3 Ended1 Yr/Mo/Dy Wartime & Peacetime2 Events Started & Ended Dates (Initials of persons agreeing) TimeLine War Started Yr/Mo/Dy 1898 SA 1898/02/15 Started- Vets Project ajs, jlg, js, tc, ds, ns, ld -- OK 1898 SA 1898/02/15 The USS Maine blew up and sank in Havana Harbor Cuba. 1898 SA 1898/04/20 US President William McKinley signed the Joint Resolution for war with Spain and the ultimatum was forwarded to Spain. 1898 SA 1898/04/20-1898/12/10 (VFW) Spanish Campaign (Navy). 1898 SA 1898/04/21 The SA war is assumed to have started. 1898 SA 1898/04/23 The President called for 150,000 volunteers. 1898 SA 1898/05/11 President Wm McKinley and his cabinet approve a State Department memorandum calling for Spanish cession of a suitable “coaling station,” presumably Manila. The Philippine Islands were to remain Spanish possessions. 1898 SA 1898/05/11-1898/08/16 (VFW) Spanish Campaign (Army). 1898 SA 1898/05/25 The President called for another 75,000 men. 1898 SA 1898/07/08 US acquired Hawaii by annexation. 1898 SA 1898/07/18 The Spanish government initiated a message to President McKinley to suspend the hostilities and start the negotiations to end the war. 1898 SA 1898/07/18-1902/05/20 (VFW) Army of Cuba Occupation (Army). 1898 SA 1898/08/12 Peace protocol that ended all hostilities between Spain and the US in the war fronts of Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines was signed in Washington DC. 1898 SA 1898/08/14 Capitulation was signed at Manila and U.S. General Wesley Merritt established a military government in the city, with himself serving as first military governor. 1898 SA 1898/08/14-1898/12/10 (VFW) Army of Puerto Rico Occupation (Army) 1898 SA 1898/08/16 (VFW) Spanish Campaign (Army), started 1898/05/11. 1898 SA 1898/12/10 Ended- Vets Project, ajs, ds, ns, ld -- OK 1898 SA 1898/12/10 United States and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris in Paris. Spain renounced all rights to Cuba and allowed an independent Cuba, ceded Puerto Rico and the Island of Guam to the United States, gave up its possessions in the West Indies, and sold the Philippine Islands, receiving in exchange $20,000,000. 1898 SA 1898/12/10-Ended (VFW) Spanish Campaign (Navy), started 1898/04/20 1898 SA 1898/12/21 President McKinley issued his Benevolent Assimilation Proclamation, ceding the Philippines to the United States, and USA Wartime & Peacetime Events in Timeline Sequence: 1861-2009 (October 10 2009 - Draft) 4 TimeLine War Started Yr/Mo/Dy Ended1 Yr/Mo/Dy Wartime & Peacetime2 Events Started & Ended Dates (Initials of persons agreeing) instructing the American occupying army to use force, as necessary, to impose American sovereignty over the Philippines even before he obtained Senate ratification of the peace treaty with Spain. 1898 SA 1898/12/23 Guam placed under control of U.S. Department of the Navy. 1898 SA 1899/02/06 US Senate ratified the Treaty of Paris by a vote of 53-27. 1898 SA 1899/06/02 Spanish forces at Baler, Philippine Islands, surrender to U.S. 1898 SA 1906/09/12-1909/04/01 (VFW) Cuban Pacification (Navy). 1898 SA 1906/10/06-1909/04/01 (VFW) Cuban Pacification (Army). 1899 PA PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR 1899 PA 1899/02/04 The Philippine Insurrection began following the killing of three Filipino soldiers by US forces in a suburb of Manila. 1899 PA 1899/02/04 Started- Vets Project, ajs, ds, ns, ld -- OK 1899 PA 1899/02/04-1906/09/15 (VFW) Philippine Campaign (Navy) 1899 PA 1899/02/04-1913/12/31 (VFW) Philippine Campaign (Army) 1899 PA 1899/06/02 Philippines declared war on USA. 1899 PA 1902/07/04 1899 PA 1902/07/04 Ended- Vets Project, ajs, ds, ns, ld -- ?? Maybe change to: Ended 1906/09/15 Navy Ended 1913/13/31 Army War officially ended in the Philippines, with more than 4,200 U.S. soldiers, 20,000 Filipino soldiers, and 200,000 Filipino civilians dead. War unofficially ended when the follow-on guerrilla action ended in 1913. 1899 PA 1906/09/15-Ended (VFW) Philippine Campaign (Navy), started 1899/02/04. 1899 PA 1913/ Ended unofficially when the follow-on guerrilla action ended in 1913. Had ended officially 1902/07/04. 1899 PA 1913/12/31-Ended (VFW) Philippine Campaign (Army), started 1899/02/04. 1901 CR 1901 CR 1899-1901 1901 CR 1900/04/05-1901/05/27 (VFW) China Relief Expedition (Navy). 1901 CR 1900/06/20-1901/05/27 (VFW) China Relief Expedition (Army). CHINA RELIEF (Boxer Rebellion) – DELETE ajs, jlg, js, tc, ds, ns. -- OK Boxer Rebellion, US China Relief Expedition including Army & Navy. US had about 3,000 troops on the ground. Other countries supporting the relief effort were France, Britain, Germany, Italy, Austria, Japan, Russia, India, & Australia. USA Wartime & Peacetime Events in Timeline Sequence: 1861-2009 (October 10 2009 - Draft) 5 Ended1 Yr/Mo/Dy Wartime & Peacetime2 Events Started & Ended Dates (Initials of persons agreeing) TimeLine War Started Yr/Mo/Dy 1901 CR 1901/05/27 Ended- Vets Project 1901 CR 1901/05/27-Ended (VFW) China Relief Expedition (Army). Started 1900/06/20. ?? 1901 CR 1901/05/27-Ended (VFW) China Relief Expedition (Navy). Started 1900/04/05. ?? 1912 NO 1912 NO 1909/11/18 After 500 revolutionaries, including two Americans, were executed, American warships were sent to protect US lives and property, and provide political support to conservative forces rebelling against President Zelayar. Occupation lasted until 1933. 1912 NO 1912/07/29 Started- Vets Project 1912 NO 1912/07/29 US Marines occupied Nicaragua 1912-1933 (Except a nine month period in 1925-1926) 1912 NO 1912/07/29-1912/11/14 (VFW) First Nicaraguan Campaign (Navy) 1912 NO 1926/08/27-1933/01/02 (VFW) Second Nicaraguan Campaign (Navy) 1912 NO 1927/ General Sandino led a sustained guerrilla war, first against the Conservative regime and subsequently against the US Marines 1912 NO 1933/ Nicaragua Occupation Ended. 1912 NO 1933/01/02 (VFW) Second Nicaraguan Campaign (Navy), ended. 1917 W1 1917 W1 1914/06/28 Gunshots in Sarajevo started the worldwide war. 1917 W1 1914/12/25 First German air raid on Britain. Some US citizens fought with Canadian and British Forces (A few of these veterans are included in this project). 1917 W1 1915/01/19-20 First German zeppelin attack on England 1917 W1 1915/02/07-21 German U-boat attacks on Allied and neutral shipping; declares blockade of Britain. 1917 W1 1915/03/01 First passenger ship sinks, the British liner Falaba. 1917 W1 1915/03/11 Britain announces blockade of Germany ports. 1917 W1 1915/04/26 France, Russia, Italy & Britain conclude secret Treaty of London 1917 W1 1915/05/07 U-boat sinks British line Lusitania with the loss-of-American lives 1917 W1 1915/07/09-1915/12/05 (VFW) Haitian Campaign (Navy). ?? NICARAGUA OCCUPATION – DELETE ajs, jlg, js, tc, ds, ns, ld -- OK WORLD WAR-1 USA Wartime & Peacetime Events in Timeline Sequence: 1861-2009 (October 10 2009 - Draft) 6 Ended1 Yr/Mo/Dy Wartime & Peacetime2 Events Started & Ended Dates (Initials of persons agreeing) TimeLine War Started Yr/Mo/Dy 1917 W1 1915/07/29 US Marines land in Haiti 1917 W1 1915/12/05-Ended (VFW) Haitian Campaign (Navy). Started 1915/07/09. ?? 1917 W1 1916/05/04-1916/12/05 (VFW) Dominican Campaign (Navy). ?? 1917 W1 1916/11/28 First German airplane air-raid on Britain 1917 W1 1916/11/29 US occupation of Santa Domingo 1917 W1 1916/12/05-Ended (VFW) Dominican Campaign (Navy). Started 1916/05/04. ?? 1917 W1 1917/02/03 US severs diplomatic ties with Germany 1917 W1 1917/03/12 US President Wilson announces arming of US merchantmen by executive order after failing to win approval from Congress 1917 W1 1917/04/06 (AL) Start of war. 1917 W1 1917/04/06 Started- Vets Project ajs, jlg, js, tc, ds, ns, ld -- OK 1917 W1 1917/04/06 US declare war on Germany. 1917 W! 1917/04/06-1919/08/01 MI WW1 Veterans Bonus (Paid $15.00/month) 1917 W1 1917/04/06-1920/03/20 (VFW) Word War-1 Victory, with battle or service clasp incl. Siberia and European Russia (Navy). 1917 W1 1917/04/06-1920/04/01 (VFW) Word War-1 Victory, with battle or service clasp incl. Siberia and European Russia (Army) 1917 W1 1917/06/15 US Espionage Act passed. 1917 W1 1917/06/27 First US troops arrive in France, 1st Davison 1917 W1 1917/07/06 (VA) Started Benefits 1917 W1 1917/07/06-1920/04/01 (VA) Started Benefits, vets served in Russia 1917 W1 1917/07/06-1921/07/01 (VA) Started Benefits, vets served in Russia, extended thur 1921/07/01 1917 W1 1918/05/25 German U-boats appear in US waters for the first time 1917 W1 1918/07/06 US President Wilson agrees to US intervention in Siberia 1917 W1 1918/11/11 (VA) benefits 1917 W1 1918/11/11 (AL) end of war. 1917 W1 1918/11/11 Armistice day, fighting ceases at 11am. 1917 W1 1918/11/12-1923/07/11 (VFW) Army Occupation of Germany (Army) 1917 W1 1919/05/07 Peace Treaty of Versailles was drafted. 1917 W1 1919/06/28 Ended- Vets Project ajs, jlg, js, tc, ds, ld -- ?? Maybe change to: USA Wartime & Peacetime Events in Timeline Sequence: 1861-2009 (October 10 2009 - Draft) 7 TimeLine War Started Yr/Mo/Dy Ended1 Yr/Mo/Dy Wartime & Peacetime2 Events Started & Ended Dates (Initials of persons agreeing) 1919/06/28 For service other than below this date. 1920/03/20 For Navy service in Siberia & European Bussia 1920/04/01 For Army service in Siberia & European Russia 1917 W1 1919/06/28 Ended. Peace Treaty of Versailles was signed. Five years to the day when gunshots in Sarajevo started the worldwide war. 1917 W1 1919/08/01-end MI WW2 Veterans Bonus 1917 W1 1920/03/20 Bolsheviks attack Finland on 1,500-mile front. 1917 W1 1920/03/20-Ended (VFW) Word War-1 Victory, with battle or service clasp incl. Siberia and European Russia (Navy). Started 1917/04/06. 1917 W1 1920/04/01-Ended (VA) Ended Benefits, vets served in Russia. Started 1917/07/06. 1917 W1 1920/04/01-Ended (VFW) Word War-1 Victory, with battle or service clasp incl. Siberia and European Russia (Army). Started 1917/04/06. ?? 1917 W1 1921/07/01-Ended (VA) Ended Benefits, vets served in Russia, extended from 1920/04/01 to thru 1921/07/01. Started 1917/04/01. 1917 W1 1923/07/11-Ended (VFW) Army Occupation of Germany (Army). Started 1918/11/12. 1941 W2 1941 W2 1931/ Sino-Japanese Wars. Japan invaded China. Lasted until Japan surrendered at end of WW2. USA was not involved. 1941 W2 1935/03/16 Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles by introducing military conscription 1941 W2 1939/08/31 Civilian evacuations begin from London & British fleet mobilizes 1941 W2 1939/09/03 Britain, France, Austria & New Zealand declare war on Germany 1941 W2 1939/09/05 United States proclaims neutrality 1941 W2 1939/09/08-1941/12/07 (VFW) American Defense Service, with foreign service clasp (Army & Navy). ?? 1941 W2 1939/09/08-1941/12/07 (VFW) American Defense Service, with foreign service clasp (Army & Navy). ?? 1941 W2 1939/09/10 Canada declares war on Germany 1941 W2 1939/10 Nazis begin euthanasia on sick & disabled in Germany WORLD WAR-2 USA Wartime & Peacetime Events in Timeline Sequence: 1861-2009 (October 10 2009 - Draft) 8 Ended1 Yr/Mo/Dy Wartime & Peacetime2 Events Started & Ended Dates (Initials of persons agreeing) TimeLine War Started Yr/Mo/Dy 1941 W2 1940/05/26 Evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk begins, and ends 1940/06/03 1941 W2 1940/08/13 German bombing offensive against airfields & factories in England. Larger raids follow 1941 W2 1940/09/16 US military conscription bill passed 1941 W2 1940/12/09-10 British begin a western desert offensive in North Africa against the Italians 1941 W2 1941/03/11 President Roosevelt signs Lend-Lease Act 1941 W2 1941/08/14 Roosevelt & Churchill announce the Atlantic Charter 1941 W2 1941/12/06-Open (VFW) Combat Action Ribbon (Navy, Marine, Coast Guard) 1941 W2 1941/12/06-Open (VFW) Combat Infantryman Badge & Combat Medical Badge (Army) 1941 W2 1941/12/07 (VA) Start of war, vets benefits 1941 W2 1941/12/07 (AL) Start of war. 1941 W2 1941/12/07 Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor & also officially declared war on US 1941 W2 1941/12/07 Started- Vets Project ajs, jlg, js, tc, ds, ns, ld -- OK 1941 W2 1941/12/07-1945/11/08 (VFW) European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign (Army & Navy) 1941 W2 1941/12/07-1946/02/02 (VFW) American Campaign, 30 consecutive or 60 nonconsecutive days of duty outside continental limits of the US (Army & Navy) 1941 W2 1941/12/07-1946/03/02 (VFW) Asiatic-Pacific Campaign (Army & Navy) 1941 W2 1941/12/07-Ended (VFW) American Defense Service, with foreign service clasp (Army & Navy). Started 1939/09/08. 1941 W2 1941/12/08 USA & England declared war on Japan. 1941 W2 1941/12/11 Germany declares war on the US 1941 W2 1941/12/11 US war on the Germany 1941 W2 1942/01/26 First American forces arrive in Great Britain 1941 W2 1942/0101 Declaration of the United Nations signed by 26 Allied nations 1941 W2 1942/05/30 First 1,000 bomber air raid (against Cologne) 1941 W2 1942/08/17 First all-American air raid in Europe 1941 W2 1943/01/14-24 Casablanca conference between Churchill & Roosevelt USA Wartime & Peacetime Events in Timeline Sequence: 1861-2009 (October 10 2009 - Draft) 9 Ended1 Yr/Mo/Dy Wartime & Peacetime2 Events Started & Ended Dates (Initials of persons agreeing) TimeLine War Started Yr/Mo/Dy 1941 W2 1943/07/09-10 Allies land in Sicily 1941 W2 1943/11/28 Roosevelt, Churchill & Stalin meet at Teheran 1941 W2 1944/06/06 Allied Forces invaded France, D-Day. 1941 W2 1944/06/13 First German V-1 rocket attack on Britain 1941 W2 1944/08/25 Liberation of Paris 1941 W2 1945/02/04-11 Roosevelt, Churchill & Stalin meet at Yalta 1941 W2 1945/04/30 Adolf Hitler commits suicide 1941 W2 1945/05/05-1954/10/26 (VFW) Trieste, Navy Occupation Service Medal 1941 W2 1945/05/07 Unconditional surrender of all German forces to Allies 1941 W2 1945/05/08 Victory in Europe (V-E Day) 1941 W2 1945/05/08/1955/05/05 (VFW) Germany (Except West Berlin), Navy Occupation Service Medal 1941 W2 1945/05/08-1947/12/15 (VFW) Italy, Navy Occupation Service Medal 1941 W2 1945/05/08-1955/10/25 (VFW) Austria, Navy Occupation Service Medal 1941 W2 1945/05/09-1947/09/15 (VFW) Austria, Army of Occupation, 30 consecutive days of duty 1941 W2 1945/05/09-1947/09/15 (VFW) German (West Berlin), Army of Occupation, 30 consecutive days of duty 1941 W2 1945/05/09-1947/09/15 (VFW) Germany (Except West Berlin), Army of Occupation, 30 consecutive days of duty 1941 W2 1945/05/09-1947/09/15 (VFW) Italy, Army of Occupation, 30 consecutive days of duty 1941 W2 1945/05/09-1947/09/15 (VFW) Japan, Army of Occupation, 30 consecutive days of duty 1941 W2 1945/08/06 Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima Japan. 1941 W2 1945/08/08 Soviets declares war on Japan & invades Manchuria 1941 W2 1945/08/09 Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki Japan. 1941 W2 1945/08/14 Japan official unconditional surrender aboard US battleship Missouri in Tokyo Harbor. VJ-Day. (08/15/1945 in USA). 1941 W2 1945/09/02 Japanese forces in Guam surrendered at Kiaugan Ifugao. 1941 W2 1945/09/02-1952/04/27 (VFW) Asiatic Pacific, Navy Occupation Service Medal 1941 W2 1945/10/24 United Nations is officially born 1941 W2 1946/12/31 Ended- Vets Project ajs, jlg, js, tc, ds, ns, ld -- OK USA Wartime & Peacetime Events in Timeline Sequence: 1861-2009 (October 10 2009 - Draft) 10 Ended1 Yr/Mo/Dy Wartime & Peacetime2 Events Started & Ended Dates (Initials of persons agreeing) TimeLine War Started Yr/Mo/Dy 1941 W2 1946/12/31 (VA) Ended Benefits 1941 W2 1946/12/31 (AL) End of war. 1941 W2 1946/12/31 Ended, President Truman issued a presidential proclamation declaring an official end of WW2. 1941 W2 1947/09/15-Ended (VFW) Austria, Army of Occupation, 30 consecutive days of duty. Started 1945/05/09. ?? 1941 W2 1947/09/15-Ended (VFW) German (West Berlin), Army of Occupation, 30 consecutive days of duty. Started 1945/05/09. ?? 1941 W2 1947/09/15-Ended (VFW) Germany (Except West Berlin), Army of Occupation, 30 consecutive days of duty. Started 1945/09/15. ?? 1941 W2 1947/09/15-Ended (VFW) Italy, Army of Occupation, 30 consecutive days of duty. Started 1945/05/09. ?? 1941 W2 1947/09/15-Ended (VFW) Japan, Army of Occupation, 30 consecutive days of duty. Started 1945/05/09. ?? 1941 W2 1947/xx/xx 1947-1969. USA international actions were based on the Containment Policy. 1941 W2 1952/04/27- Ended (VFW) Asiatic Pacific, Navy Occupation Service Medal. Started 1945/09/02. ?? 1948 BA 1948 BA 1948/06/26 Berlin Airlift, Start 1948 BA 1949/05/12 Berlin Airlift, Ended. BERLIN AIRLIFT – DELETE ajs, jlg, js, tc, ds, ns, ld -OK 1950 KW KOREAN WAR 1950 KW 1945/09/03-1949/01/29 (VFW) Korea, Army of Occupation, 30 consecutive days of duty. ?? 1950 KW 1949/01/29-Ended (VFW) Korea, Army of Occupation, 30 consecutive days of duty. Started 1945/09/03. ?? 1950 KW 1949/06/30-Open (VFW) Korean Duty- Service on the Korean Peninsula, its airspace & territorial waters for (30 consecutive or 60 non consecutive days of duty), Korean Duty. ?? 1950 KW 1950/06/14 USA support war through military advisers. 1950 KW 1950/06/25 (AL) start of war. 1950 KW 1950/06/25 North Korea crossed the 38th parallel and launches a surprise attack on South Korea. 1950 KW 1950/06/27 Started- Vets Project ajs, jlg, js, tc, ds, ns, ld. – Maybe USA Wartime & Peacetime Events in Timeline Sequence: 1861-2009 (October 10 2009 - Draft) 11 TimeLine War Started Yr/Mo/Dy Ended1 Yr/Mo/Dy Wartime & Peacetime2 Events Started & Ended Dates (Initials of persons agreeing) change to 1950/06/25 1950 KW 1950/06/27 (VA) Started war benefits 1950 KW 1950/06/27 UN & US agree to send troops to aid Seoul – War was never officially declared. 1950 KW 1950/06/27-1954/07/27 (VFW) Korean Service Medal (Army, Navy & Air Force) 1950 KW 1950/06/30 President Truman acting in concert with the UN authorized the use of American ground forces today to repel the N Korean invasion of S Korea. 1950 KW 1950/07/03 US forces see action for the first time Pyongyang charges “bare-faced aggression.” 1950 KW 1950/07/05 US troops in first major battle, standoff massive attacks on Suwon road. 1950 KW 1950/07/08 MacArthur named to head UN forces in Korea 1950 KW 1950/07/2 US calls up National Guard and reserves 1950 KW 1950/07/27 US Army calls 100,000 through selective service 1950 KW 1950/07/31 President Truman authorized a military buildup for the fighting in Korea and granted the military the power to wage war 1950 KW 1950/09/15 Inchon landing surprises the enemy 1950 KW 1950/10/22 US Troops racing unopposed to Manchurian boarder. 1950 KW 1950/11/06 Chinese have entered Korean War. 1950 KW 195011/22 Viet Minh leaders hold first talks with Laotian and Cambodian rebel chiefs 1950 KW 1951/04/11 Gen MacArthur replaced by Gen Ridgway 1950 KW 1951/06/19 President Truman extends draft to 1955, lengthens service to two years, lowers age to18.5 1950 KW 1951/07/08 UN delegates meet with Communist in Kaesong for talks on cease-fire 1950 KW 1951/11/25 Truce line mapped at talks in Panmunjom 1950 KW 1951/12/18 Korean Reds give Allies list of 3,100 POWs 1950 KW 1953/03/28 Korean Communist accept UN plan for exchange of sick and injured POWs 1950 KW 1953/07/27 Ended w/armistice resulting in Communist takeover of South Vietnam & Loas, and Khmen Rouge takeover of Cambodia. Nearly 3 million dead. N & S Korea are separated by the most heavily guarded board in the world. Armistice lasted until USA Wartime & Peacetime Events in Timeline Sequence: 1861-2009 (October 10 2009 - Draft) 12 TimeLine War Started Yr/Mo/Dy Ended1 Yr/Mo/Dy Wartime & Peacetime2 Events Started & Ended Dates (Initials of persons agreeing) 1955/01/31. 1950 KW 1953/07/27 Armistice (ceasefire agreement) signed by N Korea & the US, Syngman Rhee (S Korea) refused to sign. This was India’s proposal accepted by the UN. 1950 KW 1954/07/27-Ended (VFW) Korean Service Medal (Army, Navy & Air Force). Started 1950/06/27. ?? 1950 KW 1954/07/28-Open (VFW) Korean Defense Service Medal. ?? 1950 KW 1955/01/31 (AL) end of war. 1950 KW 1955/01/31 Ended- Vets Project ajs, jlg, js, tc, ds, ns, ld -- OK 1950 KW 1955/01/31 The armistice has been in effect from Jul 27 1953 through Jan 31 1955, during which time 641 Americans died in Korea). North and South are still technically at war as they have never signed a peace treaty. 1950 KW 1958/04/23-1963/06/01 (VFW) Quemoy & Matsi Islands, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty) 1950 KW 1958/08/23-1959/01/01 (VFW) Taiwan Straits, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty) 1950 KW 1966/10/01-1974/06/30 (VFW) Korea, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty). ?? 1950 KW 1974/06/30-Ended (VFW) Korea, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty). Started 1966/10/01. ?? 1960 VW VIETNAM WAR (Start never officially declared) 1960 VW 1958/07/01-1965/07/03 (VFW) Vietnam, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty). 1960 VW 1959/07/08 1st American soldier died in Vietnam. 1960 VW 1960/12/31 There was no declaration of war, US was involved from Dec 31 1960 through May 7 1975. 1960 VW 1961/02/28 (AL) start of war. 1960 VW 1961/02/28 Start with renegade South Vietnam pilots flying American made WW-2 era fighter planes bombed the presidential palace in Saigon. There was no formal declaration of war, so the Iosco Veterans Committee will accept the American Legion’s date. 1960 VW 1961/02/28 Started- Vets Project- ajs, jlg, js, tc, ds, ns, ld OK 1960 VW 1961/02/28-1975-05/07 (VFW) Started benefits, for vets who served “in country” before 1964/08/05 USA Wartime & Peacetime Events in Timeline Sequence: 1861-2009 (October 10 2009 - Draft) 13 Started Yr/Mo/Dy Ended1 Yr/Mo/Dy Wartime & Peacetime2 Events Started & Ended Dates (Initials of persons agreeing) TimeLine War 1960 VW 1961/04/19-1962/10/07 (VFW) Laos, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty) 1960 VW 1962/05/16-1962/08/10 (VFW) Thailand Military Operations, Navy & Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal 1960 VW 1964/08/05-1975-05/07 (VW) Started war benefits- See 1961/02/08 1960 VW 1964/08/10 Also called the Second Indo China War. Started. And fought between N & S Vietnam in Vietnam, Cambodia & Loas, with help of Australian & USA 1st with advisors and later with combat units. 1960 VW 1964/09/26 1st Large-scale military action, Vietcong ambushed two South Vietnam companies. 1960 VW 1965/02/07 The VC launched a guerilla assault on the military barracks at Pleiku where us military advisors were housed, with 8 American dead. President Johnson order retaliatory air-strikes against North Vietnam the next Day- Operation Rolling Thunder lasted for three years. 1960 VW 1965/07/04-1973/03/08 (VFW) Vietnam Service Medal 1960 VW 1973/01/27 1960 VW 1973/03/20-1973/08/15 (VFW) Thailand (only those in direct support Cambodia), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 nonconsecutive days duty) 1960 VW 1973/03/29-1973/08/15 (VFW) Cambodia, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty) 1960 VW 1975/04/19 1960 VW 1975/04/29-1975/04/30 (VFW) Vietnam, Operation Frequent Wind (Includes evacuation), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty) 1960 VW 1975/04/30 Fall of Saigon & the unconditional surrender by South Vietnam’s president Quong Van Minh. 1960 VW 1975/05/07 (VA) Ended benfits 1960 VW 1975/05/07 (AL) end of war. 1960 VW 1975/05/07 Ended- Vets Project ajs, jlg. js, tc, ds, ns, ld --OK 1960 VW 1975/05/07 US President declares an end to “Vietnam Era.” 1960 VW 1976/04/11-1976/04/13 (VFW) Cambodia: Operation Eagle Pull (Includes evacuation), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 nonconsecutive days duty) Cease fire agreement signed. Last American soldier was killed in Vietnam. USA Wartime & Peacetime Events in Timeline Sequence: 1861-2009 (October 10 2009 - Draft) 14 Ended1 Yr/Mo/Dy Wartime & Peacetime2 Events Started & Ended Dates (Initials of persons agreeing) TimeLine War Started Yr/Mo/Dy 1961 BP 1961 1961 BP 1961/01/03-1962/10/23 (VFW) Cuban Military Operations, Navy & Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal 1961 BP 1962/10/24-1963/06/01 (VFW) Cuba, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty) 1982 LW 1982 LW 1958/07/01-1958/11/01 (VFW) Lebanon, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty) 1982 LW 1962/08/20-1983/05/31 (VFW) Lebanon, Navy & Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal 1982 LW 1970/ King Hussein expelled the PLO from Jordan, most went to Lebanon 1982 LW 1976/06 30,000 Syrian troops enter Lebanon to restore peace 1982 LW 1976/10 Egypt, Saudi & other Arab troops in small numbers join the Syrian force as a result of a peace summit brokered by Cairo 1982 LW 1978/03/14 25,000 Israeli soldiers crossed the Lebanese border in Operation Litani. the invasion was designed to wipe out the Palestine Liberation Organization 1982 LW 1978/03/19 The UN Security Council adopts resolution 425, sponsored by UA, calling in Israel to withdraw from S Lebanon and the UN to establish a 4,000 strong UN peacekeeping force in S Lebanon for 6 months 1982 LW 1978/06/13 Israel withdraws, mostly, from occupied territory, handing over authority to the breakaway Lebanese Army force (An Israeli ally) 1982 LW 1978/07/01 Syria turns its guns on Lebanon’s Christians 1982 LW 1978/09/ US President Carter brokers the Camp David accords between Israel & Egypt 1982 LW 1982/06/06 Israel invades Lebanon again, 2 months drive leads to S boarder of Beirut 1982 LW 1982/06/06 Started, coalition of local, USA, UK, Italy & Ireland. 1982 LW 1982/08/24 (AL) Lebanon War & Grenada Invasion- start of war. 1982 LW 1982/08/24 Started- Vets Project ajs, jlg, js, tc, ds, ns, ld -- Maybe change to 1982/06/06 1982 LW A multinational force of US Marines, French paratroopers & Italian soldiers lands in Beirut to assist evacuation of the PLO. BAY OF PIGS INVASION – DELETE ajs, tc, ds, ns, ld -OK LEBANON WAR (Also called the Israel-Lebanon War) 1982/08/24 USA Wartime & Peacetime Events in Timeline Sequence: 1861-2009 (October 10 2009 - Draft) 15 Ended1 Yr/Mo/Dy Wartime & Peacetime2 Events Started & Ended Dates (Initials of persons agreeing) TimeLine War Started Yr/Mo/Dy 1982 LW 1982/08/26 Marines land as part of multinational force to assist PLO evacuation. 1982 LW 1982/08/30 Mediation led by US, Yasar Arafat & the PLO, evacuated Lebanon. Some 6,000 PLO fighters went mostly to Tunisia and were then again most dispersed in the West Bank or Gaza 1982 LW 1982/09/ Ended, Israel withdrew from Lebanon. 1982 LW 1982/09/10 The multinational force completes its withdrawal from Beirut 1982 LW 1982/09/15 Israeli troops invade W Beirut, 1st time Israeli force enters an Arab capital 1982 LW 1982/0924 US & French-Italian Multinational Forces returns to Lebanon to show force, but gradually turn into defenders of the Gemayel (Lebanon’s President) regime 1982 LW 1983/04/18 The American Embassy in Beirut is attacked by suicide bomb, killing 63. 1982 LW 1983/05/17 Lebanon and Israel sign a US brokered peace agreement that was cancelled in 1987. 1982 LW 1983/06/01-1987/12/01 (VFW) Lebanon, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty) 1982 LW 1983/10/12 Reagan signs bill to stay in Lebanon 18 months. 1982 LW 1983/10/23 US Marines barracks were attacked by a suicide bomber in a truck, killing 241 Marines. Moments later the French paratroopers’ barracks were attacked by a suicide bomber, killing 58 French soldiers. 1982 LW 1984/02 Ended – Vets Project ajs, jlg, js, tc, ds, ns, ld -- OK 1982 LW 1984/02/26 US multinational troops withdraws from Lebanon and is disestablished. 1982 LW 1987/12/01 (VFW) Lebanon, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty), ended 1982 LW 1990/07/31 (AL) Lebanon War & Grenada Invasion- end of war. 1982 LW 2000/05/24 Israel pulled all its troops out of southern Lebanon, ending a 22year military presence there. 1983 GI 1983 GI 1982/08/24 1983 GI 1983/10/23-1983/11/21 (VFW) Grenada (Operation Urgent Fury), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive GRENADA INVASION (AL) Lebanon War & Grenada Invasion- start of war. [One date for 2 items does not seem logical, ajs]. USA Wartime & Peacetime Events in Timeline Sequence: 1861-2009 (October 10 2009 - Draft) 16 TimeLine War Started Yr/Mo/Dy Ended1 Yr/Mo/Dy Wartime & Peacetime2 Events Started & Ended Dates (Initials of persons agreeing) days duty) 1983 GI 1983/10/25 Started- Vets project ajs, jlg, js, tc, ds, ns, ld – Maybe change to 1983/10/23). 1983 GI 1983/10/25 Invasion of Grenada started when US & a few other forces invaded Grenada (Operation Urgent Fury). 1983 GI 1983/10/25 Reagan announces a pre-dawn invasion of Grenada 1983 GI 1983/10/31 1,900 US Marines went ashore to help restore democratic institutions and defeat a band of what Reagan called “Cuban Thugs.” Also to protect the 1,000 American citizens in Grenada. 1983 GI 1983/11/06 US Marines are to pull out in a few days, and are to be replaces by peacekeeping troops from Canada and New Zealand. 1983 GI 1983/11/21-Ended (VFW) Grenada (Operation Urgent Fury), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty). Started 1983/10/23. 1983 GI 1983/12/15 Ended- Vets Project ajs, jlg, js, tc, ds, ns, ld – Maybe change to 1983/11/21 or 1990/07/31. 1983 GI 1983/12/15 Invasion of Grenada ended with defeat of Grenatian and Cuban resistance and overthrow of the military government of General Hudson Austin and his imprisonment resulted. UN judged the war was a flagrant violation of international law & condemned USA. Nevertheless, the invasion date (October 25th) is now Grenada’s Thanksgiving Day! 1983 GI 1990/07/31 (AL), Grenada Invasion & Lebanon War, end of war. 1986 LE LIBERIA (EVACUATION) – DELETE?? ajs, jlg, js, tc, ds, ns, ld 1986 LE 1986/01/20-1986/06/27 VFW) Libyan Expedition, Navy & Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal 1986 LE 1986/04/12-1986/04/17 (VFW) Libya (Eldonado Canyon), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty) 1986 LE 1990/06/02-1990/08/05 Operation Sharp Edge was carried out by US Marine Corp 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in mid-1990 amid increasing internal unrest which threatened US diplomats and civilians in Liberia. Elements of a Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked in the USS Saipan (LHA-2) amphibious ready group to provide support to the US Embassy and stood by to evacuate American citizens and others from 2 June to 5 August. 1986 LE 1990/08/05-1991/01/09 (Operation Sharp Edge). Evacuated a total of 2,609 people between 5 Aug and 9 Jan 1991. Started USA Wartime & Peacetime Events in Timeline Sequence: 1861-2009 (October 10 2009 - Draft) 17 Ended1 Yr/Mo/Dy Wartime & Peacetime2 Events Started & Ended Dates (Initials of persons agreeing) TimeLine War Started Yr/Mo/Dy 1986 LE 1990/08/05-1991/02/21 (VFW) Liberia (Operation Sharp Edge), Navy & Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal. Started. 1986 LE 1991/01/09 (Operation Sharp Edge). Evacuated a total of 2,609 people between 5 Aug and 9 Jan 1991. Ended 1986 LE 1991/02/21 (VFW) Liberia (Operation Sharp Edge), Navy & Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal. Ended. 1986 LE 1991/02/21 Ended- Vets Project 1987 GW GULF WAR 1987 GW 1987/02/01-1987/07/23 (VFW) Persian Gulf, Navy & Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal 1987 GW 1987/07/23-Ended 1987 GW 1987/07/24-1990/08/01 (VFW) Persian Gulf (Operation Earnest Will), only those participating in, or in direct support), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty) 1987 GW 1990/08/01-Ended (VFW) Persian Gulf (Operation Earnest Will), only those participating in, or in direct support), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty). Started 1987/07/24. 1987 GW 1990/08/02 (AL) Start of war. Ending date not given. 1987 GW 1990/08/02 Iraq Republican Guard invades Kuwait 1987 GW 1990/08/02 Iraq invades Kuwait. Saddam Hussein proclaims Kuwait as a province of Iraq. 1987 GW 1990/08/02 Started – Vets Project (Thru a date to be set by law or Presidential Proclamation) ajs, jlg, js, tc, ds, ns, ld. -- OK 1987 GW 1990/08/02 (VA) Thru a date to be set by law or Presidential Proclamation 1987 GW 1990/08/02-1995/11/30 (VFW) Southwest Asia- Operations Desert Shield (Defensive) & Operation Desert Storm (Offensive) (Combat areas of operation only), Southwest Asia Service Medal. The Desert Shield Operation was to deter any invasion of Saudi Arabia rich oil fields. 1987 GW 1990/08/06 King Fahd of Saudi Arabia meets with Richard Cheney, request US military assistance 1987 GW 1990/08/07 First US forces arrive in Saudi Arabia (Operations Desert Shield- Defensive) (VFW) Persian Gulf, Navy & Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal. Started 1987/02/01. USA Wartime & Peacetime Events in Timeline Sequence: 1861-2009 (October 10 2009 - Draft) 18 Started Yr/Mo/Dy Ended1 Yr/Mo/Dy Wartime & Peacetime2 Events Started & Ended Dates (Initials of persons agreeing) TimeLine War 1987 GW 1990/08/08 Initial US Air Force fighter planes arrive in Saudi Arabia 1987 GW 1990/10/31 Bush decides to double US forces in Saudi Arabia: decision kept secret until Nov 8th. 1987 GW 1990/11/29 George Bush put together a 28-nation military coalition. Then the UN authorizes any force necessary to remove Iraqi force from Kuwait to be led by USA. Iraq was ``given to 15 January to leave Kuwait. 1987 GW 1990/11/29 UN Security Council authorizes use of “all means necessary” to eject Iraq from Kuwait: Security Council Resolution 678. 1987 GW 1990/12/06 First ship carrying VII Corps equipment arrives in Saudi Arabia from Germany 1987 GW 1991/01/12 US congress authorizes use of force 1987 GW 1991/01/17 US-led coalition launched air attacks against Iraqi targets. 1987 GW 1991/01/17 Allied attacks begins with Apache strike at 2:38am 1987 GW 1991/01/17-1991/04/11 (VFW) Personnel assigned to support units serving in Israel, Egypt, Turkey, Syria, Jordan), Southwest Asia Service Medal. 1987 GW 1991/01/18 First Scuds hit Israel. First American air attacks are launched from Turkey 1987 GW 1991/01/21 US Congress grants President authority to use military force. 1987 GW 1991/02/01 Last Tomahawk missiles are launched in attack on Baghdad airfield 1987 GW 1991/02/03 First battleship gunfire against targets in Kuwait 1987 GW 1991/02/15 Radio Baghdad suggests Iraq willing to withdraw, Bush rejects proposal as a “cruel hoax.” 1987 GW 1991/02/22 Marines begin infiltrating into Kuwait boot heel 1987 GW 1991/02/24 Started with invasion of Kuwait (Operations Desert StormOffensive). Led by a UN 34 nation force. 1987 GW 1991/02/26 Iraqi flee Kuwait City 1987 GW 1991/02/28 Iraq agrees to a ceasefire at 9am, and hostilities ended. 1987 GW 1991/03/03 Iraq accepts conditions for a permanent ceasefire. War officially ended 1995/11/30 with a Peace Conference. 1987 GW 1991/04/11-Ended (VFW) Personnel assigned to support units serving in Israel, Egypt, Turkey, Syria, Jordan), Southwest Asia Service Medal. Started 1991/04/11 1987 GW 1991/06/08 Victory parade in Washington USA Wartime & Peacetime Events in Timeline Sequence: 1861-2009 (October 10 2009 - Draft) 19 Started Yr/Mo/Dy Ended1 Yr/Mo/Dy Wartime & Peacetime2 Events Started & Ended Dates (Initials of persons agreeing) TimeLine War 1987 GW 1995/11/30 1991/03/03 Iraq accepts conditions for a permanent ceasefire. War officially ended 1995/11/30 with a Peace Conference. 1987 GW 1995/11/30 Ended- Vets Project ajs, jlg, js, tc, ds, ns, ld. -- OK 1987 GW 1995/11/30-Ended (VFW) Southwest Asia- Operations Desert Shield & Operation Desert Storm (Combat areas of operation only), Southwest Asia Service Medal. Started 1990/08/30. 1987 GW 1995/12/01-1997/02/15 (VFW) Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait & Persian Gulf (Operation Vigilant Sentinel), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty) 1989 1989 PI PANAMA INVASION PI 1989/04/01 1989/12/19 (VFW) Panama (Pre and post invasion), Navy & Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal 1989 PI 1989/12/15 Started- Vets Project ajs, ds. OK 1989 PI 1989/12/15 Noriega sought & was given by the legislature the title of chief executive officer of the government. The Noriega-led assembly declared war with the US. 1989 PI 1989/12/16 Panamanian soldiers killed an unarmed US Marie officer dressed in civilian clothes 1989 PI 1989/12/17 President George Bush ordered troops to Panama: Announced aim of seizing Noriega to face drug charges; protecting American lives & property; & restoring Panamanian liberties. 1989 PI 1989/12/20 Initial attacks took place in early morning darkness. Later, additional 2,000 troop were flown in to stoop looting and establish order. + Noriega took refuge in the Vatican nunciative. + Endara & his 2 vice-presidents were sworn in to head the government. 1989 PI 1989/12/20-1990/01/31 (VFW) Panama (Operation Just Cause, USS Vreeland & other SVS-designated aircrew mbrs outside the conus in direct support), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty) 1989 PI 1990/01 1989 PI 1990/02/01-1990/06/13 (VFW) Panama (Pre and post invasion), Navy & Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal, 1989 PI 1990/06/13 Panamanian Causalities: 200-300 combatants & some 300 civilians killed. US Causalities: 23 soldiers killed. Hundreds from both side were wounded. Ended – Vets Project ajs, ds --OK USA Wartime & Peacetime Events in Timeline Sequence: 1861-2009 (October 10 2009 - Draft) 20 Started Yr/Mo/Dy Ended1 Yr/Mo/Dy Wartime & Peacetime2 Events Started & Ended Dates (Initials of persons agreeing) TimeLine War 1989 PI 1994 BW BOSNIAN WAR 1994 BW 1984/06/25 Croatia and Slovenia proclaim independence from Yugoslavia 1994 BW 1984/06/27 Croats and Serbs begin fighting in Croatia. 1994 BW 1991/01/03 The 14th cease-fire takes effect: some 10,000 people have died so far in the war. 1994 BW 1991/09/30 Started according to the Bosnians & Croats when they were massacred by the Yugoslavia Peoples Army. 1994 BW 1992/03/01 Started, according to the Serbs, when Nikola Gardovis was the 1st person killed in the war. 1994 BW 1992/04/01 Serbian attacks raged in E & NW Bosnia.. 1994 BW 1992/04-05 UN Security Council declares six “safe areas” for Bosnian Muslims. 1994 BW 1994/01/01 President Carter brokers a truce between Bosnian Serbs & Muslims, It holds reasonably well for four months. 1994 BW 1994/02/23 NATO became involved. 1994 BW 1994/07/19 Three American diplomats are killed when their armored personnel carrier plunges off a road outside Sarajevo. 1994 BW 1994/08/21 Leasers of Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia agree to a settlement. 1994 BW 1994/09/01 Peace talks begin at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton OH. 1994 BW 1994/11/01 Dayton Agreement completed. 1994 BW 1994/11/03 President Clinton gives the official order for the first group of American Soldiers to go to Bosnia. 1994 BW 1994/11/14 Peace agreement signed between the Bosnians, Croats & Serbs in Paris, ending the war. 1994 BW 1994/11/20 Started- Vets Project ajs, jlg, js, tc, ds, ns, ld. OK 1994 BW 1994/11/20 UN turn job over to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Operation Joint Endeavor), NATO’s largest military mission since its founding in 1949. 1994 BW 1994/11/20-1996/12/19 (VFW) Bosnia, Croatia, the Adriatic Sea & Airspace (Operation Joint Endeavor) Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty) 1994 BW 199407/30 1990/06/13 (VFW) Panama (Pre and post invasion), Navy & Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal. Started 1990/02/01. NATO warplanes begin fierce air campaign against Serb USA Wartime & Peacetime Events in Timeline Sequence: 1861-2009 (October 10 2009 - Draft) 21 TimeLine War Started Yr/Mo/Dy Ended1 Yr/Mo/Dy Wartime & Peacetime2 Events Started & Ended Dates (Initials of persons agreeing) positions around Sarajevo 1994 BW 1995/12/14 General agreement signed. 1994 BW 1995/12/21 Ended- Vets Project ajs, jlg, js, tc, ds, ns, ld. – ?? Maybe change to one of the following 1996/12/19 to 1999/06/10 as shown below. 1994 BW 1995/12/21 Date the Agreement was finalized. 1994 BW 1996/12/19-Ended (VFW) Bosnia, Croatia, the Adriatic Sea & Airspace (Operation Joint Endeavor) Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty). Started 1994/11/20 1994 BW 1996/12/20-1998/06/20 (VFW) Bosnia, Croatia, Adriatic Sea & Airspace (Operations Joint Guard), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty) 1994 BW 1998/06/20-Ended (VFW) Bosnia, Croatia, Adriatic Sea & Airspace (Operations Joint Guard), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty). Started 1996/12/20. 1994 BW 1999/03/23-Ended (VFW) Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Adriatic Sea & Airspace (Operation Joint Forge), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty). Started 1909/06/20. 1994 BW 1999/03/24-1999/06/10 (VFW) (Operation Allied Force) –Kosovo Air Campaign, Kosovo Campaign Medal. 1994 BW 1999/06/10-Ended (VFW) (Operation Allied Force) –Kosovo Air Campaign, Kosovo Campaign Medal. Started 1999/03/24. 1994 BW 1999/06/11-Open (VFW) Kosovo Defense Campaign – Ground Action, Kosovo Campaign Medal. 2001 AW AFGHANISTAN WAR 2001 AW 2001/09 Ahmed Shan Massoud, leader of the anti-taliban North Alliance, is assassinated in a bombing 2001 AW 2001/09/11 President Bush delivers list of demands to Taliban, including the demand that they turn over al-Qaeda leadership or face destruction 2001 AW 2001/09/11-Open (VFW) Afghanistan Campaign Medal 2001 AW 2001/09/11-Open (VFW) Combat Action Medal (Air Force) 2001 AW 2001/09/11-Open (VFW) Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal USA Wartime & Peacetime Events in Timeline Sequence: 1861-2009 (October 10 2009 - Draft) 22 Started Yr/Mo/Dy Ended1 Yr/Mo/Dy Wartime & Peacetime2 Events Started & Ended Dates (Initials of persons agreeing) TimeLine War 2001 AW 2001/09/11-Open Started- Vets Project ajs, jlg, js, tc, ds, ns, ld. OK 2001 AW 2001/09/11-Open War on Antiterrorists- unofficially started, which encompasses the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. Still ongoing. 2001 AW 2001/09/18-Open (VFW) Combat Action Badge (Army) 2001 AW 2001/10/07 The US with British support commences the bombing of Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom). Focus was on antiterrorism activities in response to the 09/11/2002 attack on USA. UN took over later. Still on going. 2001 AW 2001/11 The Northern Alliance breaks through Taliban positions at Maxsr-e Sharif. Coalition forces take the Afghanistan capitol Kabul. 2001 AW 2001/12 The Taliban gives up their stronghold of Kandahar, Osama bin Laden is not found 2003 IW IRAQ WAR 2003 IW 1995/12/01-2003/03/18 (VFW) Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Persian Gulf, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Oman, Gulf of Oman W of 62º E long, Yemen, Egypt, & Jordan, (Operation Southern Watch), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty) 2003 IW 1997/01/01-2003/03/18 (VFW) Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Persian Gulf W of 56º E Long, & Incirlik AB), (Operation Northern Watch), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 nonconsecutive days duty) 2003 IW 1998/11/11 2003 IW 1998/11/11-1998/12/22 (VFW) Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Oman, Yemen, Egypt, Jordan, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea support (Operations Desert Thunder), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty). Still Ongoing. 2003 IW 1998/12/16 (Operation Desert Fox), US (Cruise Missiles) & UK (Bombs) bombes Baghdad under UN direction. 2003 IW 2003/03/19-Open (VFW) Iraq Campaign Medal 2003 IW 2003/03/20 UN sanctioned activities started, still ongoing. 2003 IW 2003/03/30 Started, a multinational coalition invaded Iraq. Still ongoing. 2003 IW 2004/04-Open (VFW) Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with GOLD BORDER 2003 IW 2007/10/05 NATO officially took over control of US forces. Still ongoing. Started, Vets Project ajs, jlg, js, tc, ds, ns, ld. OK USA Wartime & Peacetime Events in Timeline Sequence: 1861-2009 (October 10 2009 - Draft) 23 Started Yr/Mo/Dy Ended1 Yr/Mo/Dy Wartime & Peacetime2 Events Started & Ended Dates (Initials of persons agreeing) TimeLine War 9999 Z 9999 Z 1911/04/12-1919/06/16 (VFW) Mexican Service (Army) 9999 Z 1914/04/12-1917/02/07 (VFW) Mexican Service (Navy) 9999 Z 1960/07/14-1962/09/01 (VFW) Congo, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty) 9999 Z 1961/01/21-Open 9999 Z 1961/08/14-1963/06/01 (VFW) Berlin, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty) 9999 Z 1964/11/23-1964/11/27 (VFW) Congo, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty) 9999 Z 1965/04/23-1966/09/21 (VFW) Dominican Republic, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty) 9999 Z 1975/05/15-1975/05/15 (VFW) Mayaquez Operation, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty) 9999 Z 1978/12/08-1979/06/06 (VFW) Iranian, Yemen, & Indian Ocean Operation, Navy & Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal, 9999 Z 1979/11/21-1981/10/20 (VFW) Iranian, Yemen & Indian Ocean Operation, Navy & Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal 9999 Z 1981/01/01-1992/02/01 (VFW) El Salvador, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty) 9999 Z 1992/12/05-1995/03/31 (VFW) Somalia (United Shield), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty) 9999 Z 1992/12/05-1996/03/31 (VFW) Somalia (Operation Restore Hope), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty) 9999 Z 1994/04/07-1994/04/15 (VFW) Rwanda (Operations Distant Runner (11th Marine Eped. Unit USS Peleliu), Navy & Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal 9999 Z 1994/09/16-1995/03/31 (VFW) Haiti (Operation Uphold Democracy), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (30 consecutive or 60 non-consecutive days duty) UNRESOLVED VFW EVENTS ?????? (VFW) SSBN Nuclear Deterrent Patrol Bresst Insignia (Navy) USA Wartime & Peacetime Events in Timeline Sequence: 1861-2009 (October 10 2009 - Draft) 24 THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE ADDITIONAL OPTIONS T0 BE CONSIDERED: General Date 1899 1917 1950 1982 1983 1983 1994 War PA WW1 KW LW GI GI BW Specific Date 1902/07/04 1919/06/28 1950/16/27 1982/08/24 1883/10/25 1983/12/15 1995/12/21 Change Possible change Possible change Possible change Possible change Possible change Possible change Possible change REFERENES USED FOR VARIOUS WARS War Reference Afghanistan War www.pbs.org/now.shows/428/afghanistan-timeline.html Bosnian War www.time.com/time/daily/bosnia/bosniatimeline.html China Relief www3.telus.net/a3a79402/timeline.html China Service www.history.navy.mil/faqs/stream/faq45-17.htm www.history.navy.mil/faqs/stream/faq45-18.htm en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangtze_Service_Medal Chronicle of the 20th Century Parks Library, call # 909.82/CHR, ©1987 Civil War en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/American_civil_war Events That Shaped the Century Parks Library, Call # 073/EV, ©1998 Grenada Invasion en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenada_war Gulf War www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/cron/ Iraq War warchronicle.com/iraq/news/timeline_two_wars.htm Korean War www.korean-war.com.TimeLine/1950/06-25to08-03-50html www.koreanwar.com/Timeline.htm www.Koreanwar-educator.org/topics/dmz/p_dmz_deaths_afterJan_1955.htm Lebanon War www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/30/africa/ME-GEN-Iseael-Le…… middleeast.about.com/od/lebanon/a/me081026e.htm www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/Lebonon_War.html Liberia www.nationmaster.com/enecyclopedia/Operation-Sharp-Edge Mexican-American War www/historycentral.com/wars.html USA Wartime & Peacetime Events in Timeline Sequence: 1861-2009 (October 10 2009 - Draft) 25 War Reference Nicaragua Occupation en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Nicaragua Panama Invasion en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Sates_invasion_of_Panama Spanish-American War www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/chronology.html The 20th Century- An Illustrated History of parks Library, Our Lives and Times Parks Library, Call # 909.82/TWE, ©1999 Vietnam War www.landscaper.net/timelin.htm WW1 www.firstworldwar.com/timeline WW2 www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm COORDINATING INITIALS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS (July 2009): AJS = Alonzo J Sherman JLG = Jan Groff JS = Judy Sheldon TC = Tom Coyle LD = Lugene Daniels DS = Daniel Stock (Suggests Panama be included if Granada is included) NS = Naomi Stonehouse (questions WW1 ending, make same as AL & VFW: However Al & VFW dates differ) Note: Those few entries for the coordinators shown in yellow indicate they have coordinated on a previous option, and have not coordinated on the current option. PREPARED BY: Alonzo J Sherman, Database Manager 989-739-3650 (Home) 989-739-9581 (Office) <[email protected]>