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A US Navy captain ordered a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII. Here’s why
Off the coast of Japan 80 years ago, a U.S. naval captain ordered his battleship to hold a burial at sea for a kamikaze pilot ...
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Ken Bridges: Texan Admiral Chester Nimitz led U.S. navy to WWII victory in the Pacific
In this week's Texas Minute history column, Ken Bridges looks at the life and legacy of Admiral Chester Nimitz.
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Governor: ‘Great confidence’ in defense plans for island, wants $600M for hospital
The governor also stressed the history of the island in U.S. conflicts, underscoring atrocities suffered during World War II ... also said the U.S. Naval Hospital could not support such ...
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In WWII, the ‘Tokyo Express’ was tough to beat. One man changed that.
(National Archives) World War II ... ships of Destroyer Division 15 (DesDiv 15), led by Cmdr. Rodger Whitten Simpson aboard the destroyer Lang (Cmdr. John Lester Wilfong as captain), with destroyers ...
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To Meet Communist China’s Naval Threat, Replace America’s System of Building New Ships
The new frigate, United States Ship ... Navy shipbuilding system just can’t compete. We know how to build weapons in mass numbers effectively. Find a workable model, and mass produce it. This was the ...
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Two naval ships on way to Myanmar, field hospital to be airlifted, says MEA
Intensifying its efforts for aiding relief and rescue work in earthquake-hit Myanmar under ‘Operation Brahma’, India has dispatched two naval ships to ... India, U.S. officials conclude ...
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The Warship That Shows Why the U.S. Navy Is Falling Behind China
That was because the U.S. chose a proven design from Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri in an effort to speed the process. Then the Navy started ... of the ship, which was built during WW2 and ...