On this day in military history…

• 1916 Hand to hand fighting North east of Pozieres & High Wood 2 failed attempts by German forces to capture Delville Wood fail
• 1945 USS Indianapolis after delivering nuke bomb to Tinian set sail only to be sunk by Japanese sub I-58 off Leyte only 316 crew survive out of 1196 in shark infested waters
• 1965 First 4000 101st  Airborne unit troops arrive in Vietnam landing at Cam Ranh Bay