This Day in American Military History

21 July 1946: The first jet takeoff and landing on an aircraft carrier occurred when Navy Lt. Commander James Davidson flew a McDonnell XFH-1 Phantom off the Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Quote of the Day: “[There are] no conditions in which seacraft can operate efficiently in which aircraft cannot operate efficiently.”  General Billy Mitchell, after the sinking of the Ostfriesland

Brandus, Paul. This Day in U.S. Military History (pp. 178-179). Bernan Press. Kindle Edition.

Veteran History on This Day

On July 21, 1930, President Herbert Hoover signed Executive Order 5398, consolidating three agencies administering Veterans benefits programs into a single entity called the Veterans Administration. The action changed how the federal government and the public perceived Veterans’ compensation and other benefits.