At a strategy conference in San Francisco, Admirals King and Nimitz emerged from a hotel, with raincoats over their blue uniforms. At the time, navy raincoats did not show any rank insignia, and King was wearing his cap with black chinstrap and plain visor. As the press...
during which time the Japanese island of Iwo Jima was taken over by the U.S. Marine Corps and Navy. After the invasion of Germany, WWII officially ended when President Harry Truman ordered the atomic bombs to be dropped on Japan in August 1945. Overall, the U.S. suffered almost half ...
The admirals had been gathering small items to help save the troops. Adm. Bertram Ramsay was the overall command for the Operation Dynamo. Capt. William Tennant served as the tactical surveillance. The evacuation started on May 26, 1940. ...
Harry Beeman was just 19 when he enlisted in the US Navy. Serving aboard the Destroyer USS Ellet in the Pacific Ocean, Harry was a Gunner's Mate First Class. A true hero, Harry saved many men as a Navy swimmer. When planes were downed in the ocean, Harry would jump from the deck ...
Navy to take these islands for him, however. At the JCOS’s direction, Nimitz initially intended to take Formosa (Taiwan) rather than Iwo Jima, but recommendations from hissubordinateadmirals prompted him to propose that he seize Iwo Jima andOkinawainstead. The JCOS approved the plan, and in...