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- Admiral Nimitz Museum and Historical Center - Dedicated exclusively to telling the story of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and World War II in the Pacific Theater. Located in Fredricksburg, Texas.
www.nimitz-museum.org
- Air Group 4 : Casablanca to Tokyo - Dedicated to those who served in Torpedo Squadron 4 (VT-4), Bombing Squadron 4 (VB-4), Fighting Squadron 4 (VF-4), and Marine Fighting Squadrons VMF-124 and VMF-213.
www.airgroup4.com
- Army Hospital Ships In World War II - A brief introduction of the history of U.S. hospital ships in warfare. Links to World War II Army and Navy hospital ships.
hometown.aol.com/harris3141/myhomepage/index.html
- Battleship North Carolina - North Carolina's WWII memorial. Museum is opened daily. Site includes information on the museum, memorial, activities, and a calendar of events.
www.battleshipnc.com
- Black Cats - U.S. Navy fighting PBY Catalinas - History of U.S. Navy PBY squadrons in the WWII Pacific that painted their Catalina flying boats flat black and attacked Japanese ships at night. Provides articles, war stories, photos, history, resources, and links.
www.daveswarbirds.com/blackcat
- Bob Ross & DesRon45 ships Home Page - History and photo gallery for Destroyer Squadron 45 ships from World War II - USS Anthony DD515, Bennett DD473, Fullam DD474, Guest DD472, Halford DD480, Hudson DD475, Terry Dd513, Thatcher DD514, Wadsworth DD516
bobrsr.com
- Fourth Marines Band: Last China Band during World War II - Photo gallery of the Fourth Marines Band's last day in China just before the United States entered World War II.
www.fourthmarinesband.com
- Lost American Ammunition Ships - Descriptions and photographs of disasters that occurred aboard US Navy Ammunition Ships during World War II.
members.tripod.com/~djkuba/index-11.html
- LSM 281 - History, specifications and photographs of an amphibious ship that served in the Pacific Theater of WW-II. Shipmates contribute to this site making living history.
lsm281.bestofaiken.com
- New York Ship Building in World War Two - Dedicated to the men and women who built Navy ships in Camden, NJ. Includes history, photos, and links.
members.aol.com/nyship/home.html
- Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II - Revised version (1999) of 'The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II' by Robert J. Cressman, Contemporary History Branch, Naval Historical Center.
www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-Chron.html
- Official USS Stewart (DE-238) Web Page - Provides history and information about The USS Stewart, A World War 2 Era Edsall Class Destroyer Escort, and the efforts to restore her.
users3.ev1.net/~de238
- PT Boats - The Story of The Cat-Eyed Devils - Dedicated to PT Boats, history, specifications and missions.
www.geocities.com/ptboats2000
- PT Boats of World War II - Knights of the Sea - An extensive site of U.S. Navy PT Boats of World War Two. Featuring the history and development, photos, drawings, stories, memorial and action reports
www.geocities.com/Pentagon/4017
- Sigsbee502 - Tells the story of the USS Sigsbee DD 502, with photos of the crew, officers and the ship. Also included are links to an artifacts album of documents, photos and memorabilia.
www.billykrsigsbee502.com
- The Carriers - A brief history of US Navy aircraft carriers in World War II.
www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/cv-hist2.html
- The Pacific War: The U.S. Navy - Offers a complete history of the battles in the Pacific theatre 1941-1945. Includes sections on aviation, ships of the US fleet, biographies, bases, statistics, and armament.
www.microworks.net/pacific
- The Sinking of the USS Reuben James - Story about the sinking of the USS Reuben James on October 31st, 1941 by a German U-Boat. Includes recent comments by a survivor of the sinking.
www.reuben-james.com
- U S Naval 4th Beach Battalion - Tells the story of the men of the U.S. Naval Beach Battalions who fought and died in World War II.
www.4thbeachbattalion.com
- U.S.S. Aaron Ward (DM 34) Tribute Site - Collection of photos, artifacts, and origional documents about the AARON WARD. Photo and text intensive. Includes WWII and more recent photos along with crew listing.
ussaaronward.com
- USS Clarence L. Evans - DE-113 - Photo albumgallery of the USS Clarence L Evans (DE-113) in World War II.
personal.wamego.net/~de113
- USS Drexler DD741 Home Port - This site is dedicated to the fallen USS Drexler DD741, lost 28 May, 1945, at Okinawa. History of the ship, her lost crew and survivors are featured.
www.ussdrexler.net
- USS Enterprise CV-6 - History and information about the only carrier to fight from Pearl Harbor to Okinawa.
www.cv6.org
- USS Frost DE-144 - History of the destroyer USS Frost in WWII, sinking 5 German U-boats, awarded Presidential Unit Citation, 7 battle stars.
USSFROST.homestead.com/HOMEindex.html
- USS Guam (CB-2) Website - Site devoted to an Alaska Class battlecruiser of World War II.
home.att.net/~guam-cb2
- USS Independence CVL-22 Reunion Group - History of the World War II aircraft carrier USS Independence - CVL-22.
www.cvl-22.com
- USS Kearny - Well-researched account of the attack on the USS Kearny, torpedoed by U-568 in October 1941.
users.erols.com/sepulcher/USSKearny.htm
- USS Knox (APA-46) - A photographic history of the USS Knox, a World War II Bayfield Class Attack Transport.
people.bu.edu/dcm/USS_Knox
- USS LSM-215 - History of LSM-215 that served in the Pacific in World War II.
www.lsm215.com
- USS Rocky Mount (AGC-3) - The illustrated history of the WWII amphibious assault command ship, USS Rocky Mount. She was the flagship for the Fifth and Sixth Amphibious Assault Groups and later the Seventh Fleet.
web.nmsu.edu/~pauberve
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