Go toWestern Historic Radio Museum- lots of info on WW2 Navy receivers Also check out Rob Flory'sWWII Navy Radio Site Manufacturer Codes - also seethis list CAY - Westinghouse CCT - Stromberg-Carlson CFT - Federal CNA - National CND - Andrea CME - RME ...
The Royal Navy updated a famous WWII propaganda poster to warn its sailors about tweetingKieran Corcoran
of the Allied prisoners of the Japanese during WWII. Our goal is to determine what each man's unit was at capture then record what camps he was taken to and where he was rescued. Where possible, we will provide rosters of the hell ships, and, if a man perished, where, when and how...
Against US bombers, the guns made a marked difference even if the little ammunition on board was often a limiting factor. The same had been found by French pilots during the campaign of France, who often had to rely on the machine-guns if the mission went on for too long; this was mor...
The Gato-class submarine uses both a diesel engine and an electric motor, and was the main submarine used by the U.S. during World War II. The 77 Gato-class submarines were charged with disrupting Japanese and German trade routes, delaying the transporta
In 1955, now nearly 40 years of age, he had learned English and was a member of Japan’s newly formed Air Self-Defense Force, which replaced the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy (the non-bellicose name complied with a provision in the new Japanese Constitution that Japan may not maintain ...
“We had supplies for the Marines, and as we approached, we had Navy ships escorting us on both sides,” Whitely said. “A ship conducted mine sweeps ahead of us, and we followed that ship. They would go back later and blow up the mines.” ...
- Navy strength: 93,307 people - Marine Corps strength: 16,782 people - Air Force strength: Not yet formed - Total strength: 252,605 people - Percent of population enlisted: 0.20% The Great Depression's effects continued to spread throughout the world in 1931, increasing tensions at home ...
ships rather than French troops. In theBattle of the Chesapeake(Battle of Virginia Capes), on September 5, 1781, a powerful Britishfleetwas defeated by the French armada commanded byFrançois-Joseph-Paul, comte de Grasse. The presence of the French fleet prevented the Royal Navy from rescuing...
- Navy strength: 121,845 people - Marine Corps strength: 17,165 people - Air Force strength: Not yet formed - Total strength: 343,302 people - Percent of population enlisted: 0.32% Congress in 1920 passed an amendment to the National Defense Act, which rejected the concept of an expandable...