Going back a ways to Steve's post #42 regarding bronze cap devices; Were these also worn with the aviation greens or did I just make that up? Expand They were never authorized for greens or grays. The regulation cap device for USN uniforms has always been silver and...
The value of the Nisei linguist soldiers during WWII, from the highest to the lowest command echoes with great praise with the confine of military secrecy. The Marine Corps, Navy and Allies also used Nisei army linguists for translating enemy documents and interrogating prisoners of ...
Permalink 7/10 A good film but the facts are distorted The film had a good story line and grate action ,but the facts are wrong Blechley Park ( Station x ) is the hero of the ENIGMA not the U.S.Navy's Submariners. Station X where braking the Nazi codes before the might Of the ...
Submarines play a central role in my books, so I thought it’d be a great idea to provide an introduction to the U.S. Navy’s nuclear powered submarines from someone who served aboard four different ones. Sort of a “Submarine 101” introductory course. The topics are broken down into 1...
uniforms of light blue kersey, carry model 1816 flintlocks. The Seminoles were a created tribe; in other words, the tribe was formed over the centuries in response to the incursions of the white man. Its origins lay in the 16th century when Spanish explorers probed the Florida peninsula....
water, and then left to sit in soaked uniforms. “In this group of cases,” Alexander postulated, “the individuals, to all intents and purposes, were dipped into a solution of mustard-in-oil, and then wrapped in blankets, given warm tea, and allowed a prolonged period for absorption....
BEIJING,July30 --ChinaonWednesdayexpressed"firmopposition"toaU.S.reportaboutChina'sreligioussituation. TheU.S.StateDepartmentreleaseditsannualinternationalreligiousfreedomreportonJuly29,whichcontinuedtoincludeChinaonalistofcountriesofparticularconcern. "WeurgetheU.StoabandonitspoliticalbiasandstopinterferinginChina...
privately owned, military piper's uniforms;along with a wide selection of other historically-significant,Highland-related trappings and regalia.Notably, you now have the opportunity to make your own choicefrom this wonderfully-timeless Highland attireso that you may enjoyably enhance; and,...
Delta Force is an adaptable force, one designed like much of the US military, to operate in any environment, with any camouflage. Many of the modern uniforms, as well as the camo of Delta, reflect the terrain it has fought in, and it may very well change from mission to mission. Some...
My American Godfather, John S. Varner was in the Navy in the last couple of years of WWII. He lived in Bakersfield with his wife Olive. I knew them for over 40 years. I wonder if he was ever in TsingTao. Both John and Olive have passed away. Thanks for your site. Lovely to read...