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Monthly Archives: September 2012
1st OVI Marches to Louisville, Kentucky
On September 7, 1862, William Patterson, and the 1st OVI, were in the vicinity of Nashville, Tennessee. On September 10, in response to Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s move through Kentucky towards Louisville, Union General Don Carlos Buell’s Army of Ohio, which … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Patterson Family, SC&A
Tagged 1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1st OVI, Civil War, family history, First Ohio Volunteer Infantry, history, MS-236, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, OVI, Patterson, Patterson brothers, Patterson family, William Patterson
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Victory over Japan (V-J) Day in Dayton
Victory over Japan Day (V-J Day) is the name chosen for the anniversary of the Allied victory of the Empire of Japan during WWII. The Japanese agreed to surrender in August of 1945 and the official documents were signed the … Continue reading
Posted in DDN and Dayton
Tagged Atomic Bomb, Empire of Japan, Pearl Harbor, VJ Day, WWII
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