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Under Two Flags: The USS Stewart

UNDER TWO FLAGS: THE STEWART She served the U.S. Navy for 21 years–only to be captured by the Japanese and used against us in World War II. She started around the world in 1921–and completed the circuit only last month. … Continue reading

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Nurse Gets Legion of Merit

Miss Ann A. Bernatitus, the only U.S. Navy nurse to escape from Bataan, becomes the first member of the U.S. Navy to receive the Legion of Merit decoration. Miss Ann A. Bernatitus was one of the group of nurses known … Continue reading

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BB in Port

BB in Port, All Hands Magazine, August 1944. (U.S. Navy Photo.)

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The Wheels Struck the Water!

A Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber is forced to ditch after a long-range operation, from Naval Aviation News, Aviation Training Division, Office of Chief of Naval Operations and Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, Sept. 15, 1944. The wheels struck the water! “Mission … Continue reading

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USS Chicago Kit

New model kit of the USS Chicago from Cyber Hobby. Although now serving as a Guided Missile Cruiser, the USS Chicago (CA-136) was originally built as a Baltimore class heavy cruiser for service during WWII.

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Navy War Bond Allotment

Source: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, February 1944.

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Study Stations

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WAVES Study For Jobs On Link Program

WAVES train to operate the Link Celestial Navigation Trainer at NAS Seattle from Naval Aviation News, August 1, 1944. WAVES Study For Jobs On Link Program The first all-WAVE class to attend Naval Training School (Link Celestial Navigation Trainer) at NAS Seattle … Continue reading

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Perfect SB2C Helldiver Landing

An example of a “Perfect Landing” by an SB2C Helldiver on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier from Naval Aviation News, March 15, 1945. Pilot, landing signal officer, Fly 3 officer and hookman function like precision parts of a well-made machine in … Continue reading

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Two PTs Battle Two German DDs

U.S. PT boat action in the Mediterranean from the Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, (“All Hands Magazine”), July 1944. Two PTs Battle Two German DDs Two U.S. PT boats took on two German destroyers recently in the Mediterranean, lured … Continue reading

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