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Most Decorated U.S. Army Unit: Japanese-Americans in the U.S. Army (WW2)

On the 7th of December 1941, the Japanese launched their surprise military strike on the United States naval base at Pearl ...
Amarillo Globe-News

Ken Bridges: Texan Admiral Chester Nimitz led U.S. navy to WWII victory in the Pacific

Chester Nimitz, born in Fredericksburg, Texas, in 1885, rose to become a key figure in the U.S. Navy during World War II. As Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet, Nimitz led crucial victories at ...
CNN

A torpedoed US Navy ship escaped the Pacific in reverse, using coconut logs. Its sunken bow has just been found

The bow of a US Navy cruiser damaged in a World War II battle in the Pacific has shone new light on one of the most remarkable stories in the service’s history. More than 80 years ago, the crew of the ...
The New York Times

Donald McPherson, Naval Fighter Ace in World War II, Dies at 103

One of the last surviving combat aces from the war, he took down five Japanese aircraft and helped save a destroyer during the Battle of Okinawa. By Richard Sandomir On April 6, 1945, during the ...