USSIllinois(BB-65) was a battleship that was laid down duringWorld War II(1939-1945) but never completed. First proposed as a ship of the massiveMontana-class of battleship,Illinoiswas re-ordered in 1940 as the fifth vessel of the US Navy'sIowa-class. As work commenced, the US Navy ...
Hails from: Hoffman Estates, Illinois Division: Unknown Rate/Rank: Fireman First Date of Birth: Years in Service: 1945 to 1947 My father served in the Navy from 1945 to 1947: 1945 he served in sub base, Pearl Harbor and he received a World War II Victory Medal. 1946 he served on th...
Approximately 200 tons of her armor plate was sent to the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, west of Chicago, and the armor is being used for absorption shielding in the particle accelerator and experiment lines.
(SSN-785); USS Illinois (SSN-786); USS Washington (SSN-787); USS Colorado (SSN-788); USS Indiana (SSN-789); USS South Dakota (SSN-790); USS Delaware (SSN-791); USS Vermont (SSN-792); USS Oregon Warner (SSN-793); USS Montana (SSN-794); USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795); ...
Illinois is cold in January so we were spared from the "grinder" (Parade Field) for much of the time. We did march and practice close order drill, weather permitting. Classroom lectures gave us a good idea as to what we were getting into. We had a Chief Petty Officer that was our Dr...