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This historical review traces the development of the role of the Army Air Corps in antisubmarine warfare. Pre-war plans exempted the Air Corps from this duty. Despite lack of training and equipment, the Air Corps contributed significantly to the defeat of the submarine threat. In defeating this...
US ARMY Medal Group lot of 9 Enlisted Professional Mounted. 7 Medals Professional Mounted. THE ORGINAL MEDALS ON. This is a Museum Quality. These were found at the San Diego Swap Meet. There were a large collection. I only had the medals re-mounted. They are original US issue, devices ...
Many spies, scientists, industrialists, medical doctors, and people of other categories made their direct and indirect contributions in shaping the course of the war. Women Women played a greater role in WW2 than any prior conflict. Some wielded pneumatic hammers, some sabotaged enemy railways, ot...
Mendoza knew he’d been in World War II. She knew that her parents had met in the Army and her mother was a soldier, too. But beyond that, not much else. “He never talked about World War II,” she said. She and her older sister didn’t even know what medals her father...
During World War II, 57,000 women served in the US Army Nurse Corps (ANC), 11,000 in the US Navy Nurse Corps (NNC), and 6500 in the US Army Air Forces. More than two hundred nurses died serving their country. Who Could Serve in the US Army Nurse Corps ...
Corps who, during any period between December 7, 1941, inclusive, and a date six months subsequent to the termination of the present war, shall have served outside the continental limits of the United States in any of the respective areas as indicated by the name of the medals, such areas...
World War 2 Facts –American Medal of Honor The highest military decoration in the U.S. armed forces, and among the most famous of WW2 medals, is the Medal of Honor, sometimes called the Congressional Medal of Honor, because it is presented in the name of Congress. Established during the...
Prince Naruhiko ordered the Japanese Army Air Service to begin a renewed air offensive against the Chinese capital of Nanjing. [Battle of Nanjing and the Rape of Nanjing | Nanjing | CPC] Yuan Baokang claimed a Japanese bomber over Nanjing, China; his fighter's fuel tank was punctured during...