24 Mar 1918
- Captain J. L. Trollope of No. 43 Squadron RFC in a Sopwith Camel aircraft shot down six enemy aircraft in a single day. ww2dbase [AC]
- The USS Olympia arrived at Murmansk, Russia. Her captain placed the ship under Admiral Kemp's orders. ww2dbase [AC]
- The Bolsheviks seized the telegraph office in Vladivostok, Russia; the staff immediately went on strike resulting in a complete breakdown of communication with the outside world. ww2dbase [AC]
- Edward Uhl was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. ww2dbase [Edward Uhl | Elizabeth, New Jersey | CPC]
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