Category Archives: world war two in the pacific
A Weekend of Old Navy Movies: Mister Roberts, The Caine Mutiny and In Harm’s Way
Well I have the duty pager for the hospital this weekend so I have been hanging out at the Island Hermitage with my dog Molly watching classic Navy movies. Friday night I watched the classic film Mister Roberts. Yesterday I … Continue reading
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The First Shot: USS Ward at Pearl Harbor
LT William Outerbridge was new to command. The Lieutenant and veteran of 14 years of service had taken command of the elderly destroyer USS Ward (DD 139) less than 24 hours before she began her weekend Anti-Submarine patrol of the … Continue reading
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Marking the Illusion of Peace: December 6th 1941
A great war was already going on in Europe, Asia and the Middle East but most Americans lived as if war would never happen. It didn’t seem to matter that that Nazi Germany had conquered all of Western Europe and … Continue reading
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The Battle of Leyte Gulf: Sinking the Musashi
IJNS Musashi This is the second in a series of articles about the Battle of Leyte Gulf. The first article in the series is liked here and is entitled The Battle of Leyte Gulf: Introduction and the Battle of Palawan Passage … Continue reading
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The Battle of Leyte Gulf: Introduction and the Battle of Palawan Passage
This is the first of a four article series on the Battle of Letye Gulf. The battle was the largest in history both in terms of the number of ships involved and the amount of area covered. The action was … Continue reading
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The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot
U.S. Navy personnel observe the Air Battle from a Carrier The Battle of the Philippine Sea of 19-20 June 1944 was the largest carrier battle in history. Twenty four aircraft carriers, 15 American and 9 Japanese embarking over 1400 aircraft … Continue reading
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