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World War II in the Pacific, 1941-1945:
World War II in the Atlantic, 1941-1945:
- Lieutenant Sheridan Bell, Chaplain
Corps, USNR recalls the sinking of U-233 by USS Thomas
and USS Baker, as well as the capture of part of U-233's
crew
- LT (jg) Harold G. Bradshaw, USN, an
Avenger torpedo-bomber pilot on USS Bogue, describes attacks
on German submarines and the sinking of U-172.
- Seaman Second Class Basil D. Izzi,
USNR, recalls the sinking of the Dutch merchant ship SS Zaandam
by U-174 and his subsequent 83 days on a raft.
- Lieutenant Commander Dudley S. Knox,
USNR on USS Chatelain recalls the sinking on German submarines
U-515 and U-68 on 9 and 10 April 1944.
- Captain Daniel Gallery, USN on USS
Guadalcanal describes the planning for and the actual
capture of U-505, on 4 June 1944.
Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941:
Midway, Battle of, 4-7 June 1942:
Guadalcanal, Battle of, August 1942 - March 1943:
Fourth War Patrol of USS Seadragon, 26
August - 20 October 1942
Exercise Tiger, 28 April
1944 [Training exercise for Normandy Landing on Utah Beach]
Normandy Invasion, 6 June 1944,
Battle of Leyte Gulf, 23-25 October 1944
Luzon Operation, Lingayen Gulf Landing, 4-18 January 1945
Iwo Jima, 19 February - 16 March 1945
Attacks on Japan, 1945
Crossing the Rhine River, 1945
Okinawa, April - June 1945
USS Indianapolis, loss of on 30 July 1945
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