Chester William Nimitz (1885-1966), American naval officer, commanded the Pacific Fleet during World War II and played a major role in formulating and executing the strategy which led to the defeat of...
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John Besson readied himself Monday to return to the remote Pacific atoll where 65 years ago, as a 29-year-old assistant engineer on the USS Pensacola, he took part in a turning point in World War I...
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Holding their hands over their hearts, six veterans of the Battle of Midway stood as a Navy band played the national anthem to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the fight that marked a turning po...
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The National World War II Museum continues to press its emphasis on the war in the Pacific, with a new exhibit on the Battle of Midway.The battle, in which U.S. naval forces crushed a Japanese atte...
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Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, a weakened and outnumbered U.S. fleet limped north to confront a flotilla of Japanese ships advancing on the remote Pacific atoll of Midway.A Japanese v...
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Chester William Nimitz
Veterans gather to commemorate Midway
