![18 AUG 1918: The first naval railway gun becomes operational in St. Nazaire, France.](/content/history/nhhc/_jcr_content/carousel/image3.img.jpg/1533677736413.jpg "One of the U.S. Navy's 14" raiway guns supplied to the Allies in France.")
18 AUG 1918: The first naval railway gun becomes operational in St. Nazaire, France.
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13 AUG 1952: While serving as a medical corpsman in Korea, John E. Kilmer was mortally wounded while shielding a stricken Marine with his own body. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
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This week’s documents evidence lots of problems for the U.S. Navy in areas as diverse as technology, aviation, worker relations, and Anglo-American relations.
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