Battling Bastards of Bataan The picture above is of the Camp O'Donnell Memorial Monument. The memorial was built by the organization known as The Battling Bastards of Bataan to honor those American men who died at Camp O'Donnell, while prisoners of the Japanese. The Cement Cross is a replica of the original cement cross built by the POWs. The monument is located in the Capas National Shrine, in ...

The Burma Campaign Site Guide Burma Campaign-Home What's New Burmese Battleground Burma Army 1937-41 Campaign Outline 1942 Orders of Battle Links Sources Bookstore British & Commonwealth Orders of Battle Website The British Armies in World War Two - direct from the publisher These pages contain order of battle information for the Burma Campaign, 1941-1945, historical details and other items of ...

Dedicated to the men of RADM C.A.F. Sprague's U.S. Seventh Fleet Task Unit 77.4.3, Taffy III, for action against VADM Takeo Kurita's Imperial Japanese Navy Centre Force on 25 October 1944. Task Unit 77.4.3 consisted of six escort carriers (CVEs) FANSHAW BAY, ST LO, WHITE PLAINS, KALININ BAY, KITKUN BAY, & GAMBIER BAY, three destroyers (DDs) HOEL, HEERMANN, & JOHNSTON, and four smaller destroyer ...

Information and data on the Battle of Kursk, July 1943 ...

Marin Photography: War Of Our Fathers, WW II, Pearl Harbor, Eastman Kodak & Enola Gay. Guadalcanal, Truk Lagoon, Iwo Jima, Tinian Peleliu, Jimmy Doolittle, Senator John McCain & Stephen E. Ambrose.

The story of the bloody war in the Pacific, from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the surrender of Emperor Hirohito and V-J Day.

A book, entitled Afternoon of the Rising Sun, about The Battle of Leyte Gulf - the greatest naval battle ever fought - which happened during World War II around the Philippines during October 1944.

The Northern Mariana Islands And World War II With A Review Of The Role Of Tinan, The Atomic Bomb And The Loss Of The U.S.S. Indianapolis ...

Dedicated to the Burma Star Association and those from all Countries who fought in Burma during World War 2 Stories from veterans of Air force, Navy, Army, Chindits Find old comrades ...

Little Known Facts about the Pacific War in WW2, the early years.

THE LAST MISSION: THE SECRET HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II'S FINAL BATTLE An eyewitness account of the B-29 mission that really ended WWII The world believes that the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended World War II. The world is wrong. Along with the controversial Smithsonian exhibit of the Enola Gay, this subject was one of the most talked about in 1995 -- the 50th anniversary of the end of ...

Solomon Islands Naval Battles The Solomon Islands were the scene of the Pacific war's lengthiest and most bitterly fought naval campaign. Including the fighting in the immediate vicinity of Guadalcanal, more than a dozen battles raged in these confined waters. Most of them were night surface battles, where the weapons and tactics of the Japanese Navy were at their finest. Unfortunately, the ...

Introduction World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict in the history of mankind. However, the half century that now separates us from that conflict has exacted its toll on our collective knowledge. While World War II continues to absorb the interest of military scholars and historians, as well as its veterans, a generation of Americans has grown to maturity largely unaware of ...

A Magnificent Fight: Marines in the Battle for Wake Island (Marines in World War II Commemorative Series) ...

'U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II: India-Burma' -- A brief history of US Army operations in TTTTT in 1942.

WWII and Cold War military history in the Mediterranean Theater; emphasis on US 34th 'Red Bull' and 88th 'Blue Devil' Infantry Divisions, TRUST (Trieste US Troops).

JAPANESE BOMBING RAID ON DARWIN RAAF AIRFIELD 28 MARCH 1942 visits since 3 September 2000 Mitsubishi G4M1 Betty bomber The Japanese Takao Kokutai sent an unescorted flight of 7 Mitsubishi G4M bombers to raid Darwin on 28 March 1942. As the Allied fighters had been unable to intercept a number of the recent bombing raids, the Japs decided they would not send any escort fighters. Unknown to the ...

'U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II: Burma, 1942' -- A brief history of US Army operations in Burma in 1942.

'U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II: Central Burma' -- A brief history of US Army operations in Burma in 1945.

The story of the Battle of Glieres.

To gather oral historical accounts from the veterans who served on, or passed through, Ulithi Atoll during World War II. To inform the public about one of the largest, and most secret, naval bases ever built.

Imphal, The Hump and Beyond U.S.A.A.F. Combat Cargo Groups of the Second World War Official Website of the 10th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group Official Website of the 4th Combat Cargo Squadron, 1st Combat Cargo Group Click on CBI Theater Patch to Enter I am looking for former members of the 3rd Combat Cargo Group, 1st, Combat Cargo Group, 2nd Combat Cargo Group and the 4th Combat ...

World War II In The Pacific Please sign the WWII In The Pacific Guestbook The Kokoda Track Review: Heroes of Iwo Jima Remembrance MIA DIG 2001 LtGen. Simon B. Buckner Remembering Iwo Jima Kakazu Ridge The Battle on Iwo Jima Japanese Navy Underground HQ Tuskegee Airman Okinawa After The War Iwo Jima - A Retrospective Mabuni Hill and Peace Park Iwo Jima Anniversary Salute Battle of Okinawa Stats ...

A page dedicated to CMsgt Arthur E DeWalt ...

Shiplinx The Allied Merchant Navy in World War Two: A popular and informative Canadian site Sinking of U-515: Witness account from USA Commonwealth War Graves Commission: Names of war dead for Gt.Britain, Aus/NZ, India, etc TS Vindicatrix Association HQ: UK's National Sea Training School for MN 1939-1966 uboat.net: Top site for u-boat history. From Iceland in English & German Matty's Merchant ...

Introduction World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict in the history of mankind. However, the half century that now separates us from that conflict has exacted its toll on our collective knowledge. While World War II continues to absorb the interest of military scholars and historians, as well as its veterans, a generation of Americans has grown to maturity largely unaware of ...

THE HUMP CHINA-BURMA-INDIA AIRLIFT SNCOA Library Bibliography March 2000 Compiled by Kate Levitz Reference Librarian, Air University Library MaxwellAFB, AL Note: SNCOA Library resources are reserved for in-resident SNCOA student use and are not available for interlibrary loan. Check with your library to locate the following resources. CONTENTS: Internet Sources Books Documents Periodicals ...

Mediterranean (including Red Sea and Near East) at the Start, June 1940 - WW2 Campaign Summary ...