Asbestos use on amphibious warships, cutters, patrol boats, and other types of Navy ships also put veterans at risk of asbestos-related diseases like mesothelioma and lung cancer later in life. Other types of Navy ships with asbestos-containing products include: Ammunition freighters Amphibious assau...
He appeared on an episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld as Ronnie Kaye, the prop comic and on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens as Spero Demopolous. Irrera made 11 appearances as himself on the animated series Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, and is the only comic to appear in all six ...
Navy on his 18th birthday, becoming the youngest pilot in the Navy during World War II. After the war, he pursued his education at Yale University, where he excelled in both academics and sports, notably baseball. Bush's political career began with his election to the U.S. House of ...
7 Dec 1941. Maryland is at right and California’s masts and Ford Island water tower are in the distance.Wrecks of destroyers Downes and Cassin in Drydock One at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 7 Dec 1941 about 1400, photo 1 of 5; note Pennsylvania in the rear, Helena in distance, Oklahoma ...
A US Navy PT Boat underway immediately off Midway Atoll, circa 1942 PBY-5 Catalina of Patrol Squadron 23 on Sand Island, Midway, 1942. Note the depth bombs loaded under the wings. SB2U-3 Vindicator aircraft of US Marine Corps squadron VMSB-241 taking off from Eastern Island, Midway Atoll...
As seen from of the USS Hancock, the USS Lexington and USS Yorktown (both Essex-class) are anchored close aboard at Ulithi, late Dec 1944. Note Hancock’s 20mm anti-aircraft guns lining the flight deck. US Navy ships at anchor in the Ulithi Lagoon, Caroline Islands, early Dec 1944. No...
Navy on his 18th birthday, becoming the youngest pilot in the Navy during World War II. After the war, he pursued his education at Yale University, where he excelled in both academics and sports, notably baseball. Bush's political career began with his election to the U.S. House of ...