The USS North Carolina was in the South China Sea, near Okinawa and part of a task force with three aircraft carriers. During a Japanese air attack, a kamikaze struck the USS Franklin and John could see crew me
I had two former Commanding Officers who had a huge impact in my Navy speak with prerecorded remarks. Retired Medical Corps Rear Admiral David Lane who was my commanding officer at Naval Hospital Camp LeJeune during one of the darkest points of my life. He was there for they then and in ...
DuringWorld War IIthe atoll became an important strategic objective for the Japanese. TheBattle of Midway—fought northeast of the islands on June 3–6, 1942, andcharacterizedmainly by the actions of carrier-based airplanes—marked the turning point of the war in the Pacific. As a result of ...