Ashland Operated Midway Islands During WW II - The Waterways Journal
The Defense Plant Corporation (DPC) towboats, as they would come to be known, were very different from any seen on the rivers before.
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Walker County men featured in book on Alabama servicemen
On Wednesday, Jan. 31, the new book “Beyond Belief – True Stories of Alabama Heroes That Defy Comprehension” was released on Amazon. One Walker County serviceman from World War II
Source: mountaineagle.com
Monongahela: Among The Last Large Sternwheel Towboats - The Waterways Journal
By the mid-1920s, diesel-powered boats were becoming more numerous, but for the heavy jobs, steam sternwheel boats were still a necessity.
Source: waterwaysjournal.net
Robert Canavan's Impossible Story of Survival at Guadalcanal
In August 1942, during the initial stages of World War II’s Guadalcanal campaign, the local waters of Iron Bottom Sound concealed numerous Japanese su...
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Pamplin Media Group - Lawyer John Schwabe: Battle of Guadalcanal hero
Lawyer John Schwabe: Battle of Guadalcanal hero, Local News, Portland local News, Breaking News alerts for Portland city.
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Pamplin Media Group - Late Portland lawyer John Schwabe: Hero of Battle of Guadalcanal
Portland lawyer John Schwabe: Battle of Guadalcanal hero, Local News, Portland local News, Breaking News alerts for Portland city.
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The Guns Of Guadalcanal | An Official Journal Of The NRA
The six-month-long campaign to re-take Guadalcanal—which began 80 years ago this month—would prove to be a pivotal victory in the battle to turn back the Empire of Japan during World War II. So, which firearms were used and who carried them?
Source: americanrifleman.org
World's deepest shipwreck FOUND: WWII US Navy ship discovered more than 22,600ft below the surface
The USS Destroyer Escort Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413), known as the Sammy B, was one of the last Allied ships standing against the Japanese in the Battle of Samar.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Ingalls Christens its 10th Legend-Class National Security Cutter
WMSL 759 is named in honor of Charles L. Calhoun, the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard.
Source: military.com
PHOTOS: Locals honor Routt County's departed veterans in Memorial Day ceremony
There are 301 small American flags blowing in the wind beside graves in Steamboat Springs Cemetery. Each flag — one for each of the Routt County veterans buried there — waved in the cool breeze…
Source: steamboatpilot.com