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The Rabaul Strikes: US Fast Carriers and the Fall of Japan’s Naval Stronghold
Vice Admiral William Halsey Jr. launched the largest carrier-based attack in U.S. Navy history to shift momentum in the ...
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To Mark Japan’s Surrender at the End of World War II, This Navy Officer Raced Halfway Around the World With a Historic Flag in Tow
Bremyer undertook a 124-hour, 9,000-mile journey to Tokyo Bay, where he delivered the flag flown by Commodore Matthew Perry in 1853 to Admiral William Halsey’s USS “Missouri” Peter Zablocki ...
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Paul McCartney Said 1 of His Solo Songs Is Meaningless But It’s Not
The song’s instrumental changes tone several times and it might be the only tune to mention both a World War II admiral (William Halsey Jr.) and a dish called “butter pie.” During a 2021 ...