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What Was the Best Battleship Ever?
The USS New Jersey (BB-62), known as "Big J," is arguably the greatest battleship ever, renowned for her impressive combat ...
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'We gave him his goodbye:' Cairnbrook and Central City dedicate bridge to SFC Raymond Kozik
Kozik served for nearly two years aboard the USS Indianapolis, the ship that completed a top-secret ... and bring about the end of WWII. On July 30, 1945, just days after making the top-secret ...
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CT man went from gatekeeper at the Groton sub base to serving on a sub in WWII
"It" was the USS Sealion, and Scarano managed to get assigned to it ... The Sealion would become the only submarine to sink a military ship in World War II, he said. The war ended while the Sealion ...
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The Midway-Class Armored Aircraft Carrier Was a Real Powerhouse
The Midway-class aircraft carriers, introduced post-World War II, became essential to the U.S. Navy during the Cold War.
Navy destroyer commissioned in honor of legendary Marine John Basilone
The Navy's newest destroyer the USS John Basilone takes its name from the Medal of Honor recipient and hero of the Battle of ...
From the farm to the Pacific: 100-year-old recalls service on heavy cruiser during World War II
After a week-long train ride across the United States from Florida to San Francisco, Robert "Bob" Chamberlin, 100, remembered the first time he set eyes on the USS Louisville. It was the ship he ...