In April 1942, the US military launched its first-ever air attack on Japan. Known as the Doolittle Raid, eighteen US bombers took off from ships in the Pacific Ocean, struck the Tokyo area, and then landed in China, where the crews were helped byciviliansand troops. Both the raid and l...
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United States of America vs Grenada Grenada, the southernmost island nation in the Grenadines in the Caribbean, is a tropic island known as the spice island thanks to the harvesting of nutmeg. It had been a British colony since 1763, but in 1967, it was granted home rule on the road to...
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It should also be noted that 14 of these losses occurred during a single day when a failure in mission planning resulted in the bombers and their escorts failing to meet at the proper time. As the target that day was the Luftwaffe air base at Memmingen, Germany, losses were correspondingly...
“21st General Hospital during World War II, 1939-1945” (http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/gh21/ww2/index.htm) for editing a concise Unit History of said medical unit for the MRC Website. Mr. Skroska’s kind assistance was very much appreciated. Further thanks are due toFletcher Davis, ...
US Army Air Force B-17E bombers taking off from the airfield on Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, 3-4 Jun 1942 Burning Japanese aircraft above Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 4 Jun 1942 Burning oil tank, Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 4 Jun 1942 Burning seaplane hangar, Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 4...
During the Pacific War, it became renowned for its mighty 'Sunday Punch' - the impressive offensive power of 36 fighter planes, 36 dive bombers, and 18 torpedo planes. The Independence class was a lighter and faster carrier, built after Pearl Harbor to bring more ships into action as ...
B26 bombers attacked cuban airfields, providing initial air support. The planners had imagined that the invasion would spark a popular uprising against Castro -– which never happened. Several hundred were killed in the action. Castro's government returned the captured invaders for medical supplies....
Freddy White was on the boat deck and was concerned about replenishing the supply of ammunition for the five inch anti-aircraft battery. I remained in the vicinity of the starboard anti-aircraft battery for about five minutes - during this time a flight of seven Japanese horizontal bombers flew...