USS Mingo departed Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States after her overhaul.ww2dbase[Mare Island Navy Yard|Mingo|Vallejo, California|CPC] US Pacific Islands USS Whale arrived at Midway Atoll, ending her sixth war patrol.ww2dbase[Midway Bases|Whale|Midway|CPC] ...
Detachments of the Soviet army quickly arrived on the territory, at key defensive points. However, on June 16, the government received a missive, the same as for Latvia, complaining of “provocations” of nationals against the Soviet army and asking for the establishment of a new government to...
Hartog. As it operated “outside the state” fundraising would take place via a ‘Field Unit’ called “The Truth Legion” which consisted of a literal ‘army’ of Smuts loyalists who called themselves “Truth Legionnaires” – they would go about canvassing and raising funds through the sale...
Ironically, the concept originated with a submariner, Captain Francis Low. While touring Virginia bases in January 1942, he saw a ship’s outline on a bombing range and conceived the notion of launching Army bombers from an aircraft carrier. He sold the concept to Admiral Ernest King, chief o...
A pamphlet called"Meet the U.S. Army"was added to the site. This pamphlet was issued by the British government during World War II in an attempt to better acquaint the British public with the large numbers of American soldiers who were arriving at military bases in Great Britain in order ...
“In the early stages of defense and war procurement small manufactures were widely ignored…The procurement agencies of the army and the navy favored the larger concern on grounds of timing and efficiency.” The army and navy were right; it was easier to deal with corporations on the basis ...