Naval History and Heritage Command

27 July is National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day. Learn about the Navy's contributions to a war that would change naval operations for the next 50 years.

On 30 July 1945, a Japanese submarine sunk USS Indianapolis (CA-35), en route to the Philippines from Guam. Only 316 of her 1,195 crew survived.

On 30 July 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the act establishing WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). During World War II, more than 80,000 officers and enlisted women serve in the WAVES.