30 Apr 1937
- Douglas MacArthur married Jean Faircloth in a civil ceremony. ww2dbase [Douglas MacArthur | CPC]
- The Spanish Nationalist battleship Espana sank after hitting a mine off Cape Penas near Santander during the blockade of Bilbao, Spain. ww2dbase [The Spanish Civil War | AC]
- Seal was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Seal | CPC]
- Claire Chennault retired from the US Army Air Corps under the guise of poor health; in actuality, he had grown too frustrated with the USAAC leadership who did not share his vision for the future of air warfare. ww2dbase [Claire Chennault | CPC]
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