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December 7, 1941 – Pearl Harbor Day
December 7, 2018
When the USS Redwood arrived at the Navy Yard in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in early December of 1941, it was slated to be fitted out with some additional equipment—sound gear, radar, depth charges—military gear the ship builder in Ohio hadn’t been able to provide, and even some non-military gear—including a washing machine. From Portsmouth its…
Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York, Pier 92, U.S. Naval History, U.S. Navy, USS Redwood, USS Wichita, World War 2, World War II
Vroom!
December 5, 2018
Whenever I see the Goodyear Blimp (or any blimp), I believe that my Uncle Joe is sending me a “Hello” from the great beyond. For Uncle Joe, who joined the US Navy for a six-year hitch in 1940, was a “lighter-than-air” sailor from 1943-46. During the last years of World War II he served on…