January 2, 1944 -PB4Y from VB 107 sights and tracks German blockade runner Weserland, en route from Japan to Germany, 595 miles south-southwest of...
Okay as promised earlier, I am going to make a run at this as I did for the Pacific and Indian Ocean Theaters. If I leave anything out please...
I was lucky enough to recieve this as a gift for Christmas along with an author signed copy of Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of...
Merry Christmas....(Hanakkah, Kwanza, or whatever you may celebrate in this wonderous season). Hope everyone has a great time and that you and...
I found this while reading the letters to the editor of the Chicago Tribune this morning. December 13, 2005 Recalling the kindness of a GI at...
Not only that but it really would depend on which theater you are looking at. From what I remember (correct me if I'm wrong) but even Liddell...
I saw the same documentary that you did Big, however from the story on the link that Gordon provided, it sounds to me that the replica covered the...
Thanks for the link to the story Gordon. Was an interesting read, just not quite sure what I think about the prospect of this movie yet.
Authorities Find Unexploded Bomb in Tokyo By Associated Press Sun Nov 27, 6:27 AM TOKYO - Thousands of residents were evacuated in Tokyo on...
TA, I intend to put in infomation regarding the Atlantic seaboard. Forgot about the Gulf of Mexico though and will add that to my list, thanks.
Correct me if I am wrong about this Big, but I do believe that some of those coastal defense guns were salvaged from the battleships Oklahoma and...
Again, thank you for you for the kind words and support. I will certainly be around and look forward to any discussions regarding the Pacific...
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.....best wishes and safe day for all who may be travelling to be with family and/or friends.
Before tonights posting, I would like to thank everyone here for their input and kind words regarding these posts of the last year. Thank you all...
I've got to agree with Rich on this one. On my posts about the chronology of the Pacific theater, there are multiple instances of the fast...
Nov 21, 1941 -Destroyer Shaw (DD-373) and oiler Sabine (AO-25) are damaged in collision in Hawaiian Operating Area. Nov 21, 1942 -Submarine...
Nov 20, 1941 -Ambassador Nomura presents Japan's "final proposal" to keep peace in the Pacific. Nov 20, 1942 -Japanese submarine I-175 is...
Isn't that the truth Big. To think that the Essex class Hornet was one of the bigger warships of its day and to see it dwarfed by the modern...
The US Navy had an anti-submarine weapon called a hedgehog that they had adopted from the British where it was referred to as a 24 spigot mortar....
Nov 19, 1943 -Submarine chaser SC-1067 founders and sinks off Attu, Aleutians. -Motor torpedo boat PT-147, damaged by grounding, eastern New...
