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- This list catalogs the most honored US Naval vessels of the Second World War. It is placed in descending order of earned Battle Stars; descending accorded...10 KB (458 words) - 07:26, 1 April 2024
- USS Maury (DD-401) (category World War II destroyers of the United States)Navy. She was named for Matthew Maury, and was one of the most decorated US Naval vessels of World War II. Maury was laid down on 24 March 1936 by Union Plant...13 KB (1,529 words) - 15:40, 23 September 2023
- USS Morris (DD-417) (category World War II destroyers of the United States)after Commodore Charles Morris. She was among the most decorated US Naval vessels of World War II. Morris was laid down at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth...10 KB (1,068 words) - 09:54, 30 August 2024
- world participated in World War II. Most were neutral at the beginning, but only a relative few nations remained neutral to the end. The Second World...304 KB (36,101 words) - 10:50, 27 August 2024
- United States Navy ships (redirect from Naval ships of the United States)power. See United States naval reactors for information on classification schemes and the history of nuclear-powered vessels. Modern cruisers, destroyers...48 KB (6,171 words) - 13:44, 10 June 2024
- USS Russell (DD-414) (category World War II destroyers of the United States)Rear Admiral John Henry Russell. She was among the most decorated US Naval vessels of World War II. Russell was laid down on 20 December 1937 by the Newport...15 KB (1,964 words) - 04:11, 23 August 2024
- The war on hospital ships from the narratives of eye witnesses. T. Fisher Unwin, London. pp. 8–9. "Mistaken Attacks in the World War". U.S. Naval Institute...242 KB (32,125 words) - 07:37, 30 August 2024
- John S. McCain Jr. (redirect from John McCain II)decorated with both the Silver Star and Bronze Star. After the war, he held a variety of commands, specializing in amphibious warfare. He led the U.S...66 KB (6,965 words) - 21:56, 20 August 2024
- Chester W. Nimitz (category United States Navy World War II admirals)United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, and Commander in Chief, Pacific...55 KB (5,410 words) - 08:45, 30 August 2024
- 964705 Naval Base Hawaii was a number of United States Navy bases in the Territory of Hawaii during World War II. At the start of the war, much of the Hawaiian...105 KB (11,637 words) - 19:48, 3 August 2024
- This is a list of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II. The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military...227 KB (1,319 words) - 03:41, 26 August 2024
- Galley (redirect from War galley)overpower enemy vessels through boarding. Galleys were the first vessels to effectively use heavy gunpowder artillery against other ships and naval fortifications...123 KB (16,094 words) - 13:05, 11 August 2024
- When World War II broke out the United States Naval Construction Battalions (Seabees) did not exist. The logistics of a two theater war were daunting to...96 KB (11,047 words) - 03:59, 29 August 2024
- Luftwaffe (redirect from History of the luftwaffe during world war ii)aerial-warfare branch of the Wehrmacht before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the Luftstreitkräfte of the Imperial Army...129 KB (15,544 words) - 07:06, 20 August 2024
- United States Merchant Marine (redirect from US Merchant Marine)composed of United States civilian mariners and U.S. civilian and federally owned merchant vessels. Both the civilian mariners and the merchant vessels are...92 KB (10,375 words) - 13:16, 11 August 2024
- Great White Fleet (category Fleets of the United States Navy)displaying new U.S. naval power to the world; Roosevelt sought to demonstrate growing American military prowess and blue-water naval capabilities. Another...48 KB (5,382 words) - 09:24, 11 June 2024
- This is a list of US Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during World War II. It also lists United States Coast Guard losses. USS Utah (AG-16) was hit...324 KB (55,434 words) - 11:41, 28 August 2024
- Raymond A. Spruance (category United States Navy World War II admirals)admiral during World War II. He commanded U.S. naval forces during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, one of the most significant naval battles of the Pacific...43 KB (4,624 words) - 23:02, 28 August 2024
- Austro-Hungarian Navy (redirect from Austro-Hungarian Navy in World War I)World War I and became famous in the musical The Sound of Music after World War II, was decorated for bravery aboard SMS Kaiserin und Königin Maria Theresia...123 KB (14,955 words) - 17:30, 11 August 2024
- Q-ship (redirect from Decoy vessels)this was the creation of the Q-ship, one of the most closely guarded secrets of the war. Their codename referred to the vessels' home port, Queenstown...23 KB (3,054 words) - 02:32, 25 August 2024
- Literary Digest History of the World War by Francis Whiting Halsey Introduction 113464The Literary Digest History of the World War — IntroductionFrancis
- debate among naval officers and strategists about the relative importance to the Navy of submarines, surface vessels and air power in a war at sea. Consensus
- between 1941–45, during World War II, as a naval Lieutenant (junior grade) and later as a Lieutenant. After the war he was mustered out of active service and