WW2 Naval Warfare

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was the dictator of Italy during World War 2.

The Cold War began as World War II was ending. American leaders saw the power and ambitions of the Soviet Union as a threat to our national security. The Cold War was a war of words and ideologies rather than a shooting war, although at times the Cold War turned “hot” as in Korea and Vietnam. Basically, the Cold War was a rivalry between the United States as leader of the western democracies, and the Soviet Union and the nations that were controlled by the communists. As the Soviets continued to develop atomic and nuclear weapons and other military hardware, the US was concerned that a Soviet Military build-up might threaten our military dominance over that nation. It was the policy of the US at that time to contain communism from spreading. In order to contain it, the US had to convince the Soviet Union that our military was stronger than their military. Also, it was necessary to convince the Soviets that should they attack us, our retaliation would destroy their country.

USS Hornet sank at 1.30am on 27th October 1942.

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Midway was a battle in June, 1942, during WWII, between the Japanese and American Navies. World War Two lasted from 1939-45, but the US was not involved until 1941.

The USS Midway is an American aircraft carrier named for the battle. It was finished about a week before the end of WWII, so it saw no action in WWII. But it did see lots of action in Korea and Vietnam. It was updated and modernized, and fitted with an angled flight deck, like the current carriers. The Midway and its sister ship the Coral Sea, were active Navy ships for more than forty-five years, being retired in the early 1990s.

SS Ohio was the famous tanker that only just got there.

All branches. The St. Louis Archives housed the personal files of inidividual soldiers. Some of the same information can be obtained through the Archives at College Park, MD, where they house the records of the various units. If you know the unit, they may be able to find the order that presented an award to a soldier.

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Most of the American Ships were at their base.

John K. Kennedy was a PT boat commander in the south pacific in WWII. A PT boat was a wooden patrol boat with machine guns and torpedoes. It was only 55 feet long and had three gasoline powered Rolls Royce engines and capable of speeds about 55 miles per hour. His boat was once sunk and he spent many days on a deserted island with the survivors of his crew. They were finally rescued when he sent a message carried by local natives that he carved into a coconut.

Yes in WWII against the Japanese who had occupied some of the Islands. It must be pointed out however that the Aleutian Island campaign was an all Army invasion force.

The Battle of Attu was an all US Army battle against 2,900 Japansese defenders and the Battle of Kiska saw 5,300 Canadaian troops joined with the US Army force. The Japanese had already evacuated Kiska when the invasion began. So while a few US Marines were present, there were no Marine Corps combat units involved and the vast majority of Marines involved in the Aleutian Campaign were members of ships detachments.

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The sport gymnastics was brought to the United States of American in the 1830s.

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No, Spain was not involved in WW2 and to invade would have made it difficult for the Allies.

The Canadians fought in the European theater. From D-Day to the fall of Nazi Germany.

My grandad, Harold Gibson was a survivor of the Laconia Incident. Unfortunately, he has since passed away. I know that there was a documentary made by an American producer called Nigel Turner but I'm keen to learn any more on the subject. I'm not sure of the names of any other survivors. My great uncle Walter was a barkeeper on the Laconia. He survived the sinking but later died in a lifeboat. A complete listing of crew members and armed service personnel; their last address and survival status and can be found in the appendices of "The Sinking of the "Laconia": A Tragedy in the Battle of the Atlantic"

by Frederick Grossmith. ** My Grandad was also a survivor- Edward Marling...any questions email me! ** Hi,

My name is Nicola Hurst. I work for a UK television production company called TalkbackThames. Our drama department are producing a prestigious feature length drama film written by Alan Bleasdale for BBC2 about the Laconia Incident.

I work for the specialist factual department at Talkback. We are hoping to produce a documentary that will accompany the drama and feature first hand accounts from survivors of The Laconia Sinking, telling their own extraordinary stories. We are passionate about documenting this tragic event, which illustrates so well the courage and humanity that can persevere even in times of war, as well as the horror.

I am so keen to find out if there are any living survivors of this horrendous event and would be so grateful for any help with this.

My direct telephone number is: 020 7861 8337.

Thanks so much, Nicola.

June 1940

Japanese Navy suicide pilots called Kamikazi means "Divine Wind" in Japanese

Japanese Army suicide pilots called Tokkotai means "Court Beautiful Death"

The Island hopping campaign

That can not be answered in less you divide aircraft in groups. An example question is: What is the most widely used type of aircraft for Private pilot training? That answer would be a Cessna 172 Skyhawk. To get a answer you have to be more specific.

Casualties on Utah Beach were the lightest of any beach with 197 out of the roughly 23,000 troops that landed