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…him $100 for each Japanese aircraft he destroyed. Hellcats Vraciu earned his navy wings in August 1942 and eventually became one of the more than 300 navy pilots flying from U.S. carriers in the Pacific Theater to earn the title of an ace (downing five confirmed enemy aircraft in aerial…
…SIGNALS linking the PACIFIC FLEETS of the US NAVY & ROYAL NAVY, as also the 3rd & 5th FLEETS; he was with many ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY sailors on board the BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET’s DESTROYER HMS (loaned, was “HMAS” strictly only Oct45, though Quiberon & Queenborough were) QUICKMATCH in an AUSTRALIAN…
…as historical information); returning to ENGLAND in a RAF Liberator in Apr44 for home leave, he was then appointed to the PACIFIC THEATRE, as BRITISH SUBMARINE LIAISON COMSUBPAC on the staff of Admiral Charles LOCKWOOD USN – in 1941, when in UTMOST, he had taken to sea an exchange AMERICAN…
…Returning to ENGLAND in a RAF Liberator in Apr44 for home leave, he was then appointed to the PACIFIC THEATRE, as BRITISH SUBMARINE LIAISON COMSUBPAC on the staff of Admiral Charles LOCKWOOD USN – in 1941, when in UTMOST, he had taken to sea an exchange AMERICAN SUBMARINER, Jimmy FYFFE,…
…PACIFIC. Representing the role of SEAFIRES in the PACIFIC FLEET on RAMRODS, COMBAT AIR PATROLS above the fleet, and on those FINAL STRIKES on JAPAN, off IMPLACABLE, such as his own. Strafing CHOSHI and the RAIDS on TOKUSHIMA, MINATO, SUSUKA and MATSUSHIMA (Bar to DSC) . Mike recalls also the…
…SIGNALS speciality, becoming Flag Lt 4th CRUISER SON and here is primarily to represent the Royal Navy’s participation in the PACIFIC WAR, the vital development of interoperable CODES and SIGNALS procedures and his close appreciation of the top US and British naval commanders in the Pacific War and, through his…
…I was assigned to USS Paget Sound CVE-113 in the spring of 1945.” Dr Norman Loats’ Decorations and Honours Combat Action, Presidential Unit Citation with Gold Star, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Medal with Silver Star and 3 Bronze Stars, Victory Medal, WWII Occupation Medal and Philippine Liberation…
…COMMANDER FLYING i/c OPERATIONAL TRAINING in SOUTH AFRICA, so useful + CEYLON for many NAVAL FIGHTER PILOTS destined for the PACIFIC FLEET, who were to fight so gallantly from our AIRCRAFT CARRIERS PACIFIC FINALE To quote another FAA signatory about 1945: “84,000 officers and men of the Fleet Air Arm…
…ENGINEERS and KAISER system’s 2,770 prefabricated (of 5,777) WW2 ships for PACIFIC, the LIBERTY SHIPS & the UTAH BEACHHEAD #248 Stuart EADON Lieutenant Stuart EADON RNVR RN Supply Gunnery (books SAKISHIMA & KAMIKAZE), BERWICK Arctic, 500 ship E. Indies & PACIFIC Fleet Carriers ILLUSTRIOUS, FORMIDABLE, INDEFATIGABLE to VJ DAY #299…
…NEW ZEALAND and COMMONWEALTH contribution to the ROYAL NAVY, here a “Hostilities Only” pilot on CORSAIRS, who joined the BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET after converting on to CORSAIRS in CEYLON, firstly in 1830 SOUADRON. John particularly remembered a strike against an island radar base off FORMOSA and how useful the mix…
…Reserve US Naval operations in the Pacific, in particular for the key raids on RABAUL which had become the biggest Japanese base in New Guinea. The Australians tried to restrict its development because of its closeness to the important Imperial Japanes Navy base taken and developed at Truk, where the…
…Navy, a highly decorated Douglas SBD DAUNTLESS (“Slow But Deadly”) combat pilot in most of the Pacific’s naval aircraft carrier engagements including the Battles of the CORAL SEA and MIDWAY, GUADALCANAL, the SOLOMON and MARSHALL ISLANDS campaigns, represents the success of US Naval air power against the Japanese Fleet. Born…
…Johnny Gibson In 1943 he went with 15 Squadron to New Georgia as operations officer. Subsequently, he commanded and led the squadron, equipped with Corsair fighters. In the heavy fighting of the Bougainville Pacific landings, he destroyed a Japanese Zeke fighter on January 23 1944. After again returning to Europe,…
…Death Valley on 10th May 1945 – this in turn became the fighting symbol of the UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS in the PACIFIC WAR and was one of the most iconic taken in WW2. At the time Paul was 28 and was married with four children when he joined the…
…the ability to move warships and troops rapidly between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Most American shipbuilding was on the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico, the Canal was vital for moving new warships to the Pacific to fight the Japanese Navy. Paraguay‘s authoritarian government was sympathetic to the…
…INTELLIGENCE by radio, of great use to the AMERICAN PACIFIC FORCES on enemy AIR, NAVAL & GROUND movement, sometimes having to move hides, always vulnerable to betrayal or discovery by Japanese occupation forces; for all those AUSTRALIAN NEW ZEALAND, BRITISH, DUTCH and ALLIED COASTWATCHERS, particularly those killed in the war,…
…Black Widow night fighters escorting and protecting the B-29s. The B-29 was specifically designed to fly the extended range required to reach targets in Japan and the B-29 raids would contribute greatly to the Japanese unconditional surrender. “Friendly Monster” was the code name for the B-29 bomber in the Pacific…
…in due course: please sign up to the Newsletter (bottom of the page) and we’ll let you know when we’ve done more justice in writing up our extraordinary signatories. Fought against TIRPITZ, TASKFORCE 57 +US & PACIFIC;WALRUS amphibian + lost & rescued RN SINKINGS. Representing FAA , FIREFLIES & HELLCATS…
…the Newsletter (bottom of the page) and we’ll let you know when we’ve done more justice in writing up our extraordinary signatories. US NAVY’s vital 13th FLOTILLA/TF13 Amphibious Force, PACIFIC LANDING SHIP TANKS & destroyer escorts, Hawaii ISLAND battles; wife’s brothers: PATTON’s 2nd Arm’s DIV & USN. Representing MARINES wounded…
…to become airborne; there were no casualties, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Although the pilot was wrongly blamed, Cunningham was not satisfied. But his exhaustive take-off tests proved fruitless; and the accident was repeated the following March when a Canadian Pacific Airlines Comet was destroyed at Karachi. In…
…NZ Division in the Pacific, in New Zealand-based army units and in the Home Guard. Others served with the Air Force, Navy and Merchant Navy. Some Māori women served in the Army Nursing Service and the women’s army, air force and navy auxiliaries. Between 1939 and 1945 almost 16,000 Māori…
…minute and, although all the Tallboys were dropped, no hits were recorded. Under intense political pressure to dispose of Tirpitz, and allow much-needed naval forces to reinforce the Pacific Fleet, Tait and his crews were ordered to make a final effort. On November 12, 28 Lancasters of the two squadrons…
…reprimand, of which he later commented coolly: “Added to those I had already got, [it] made very little difference.” After a short spell in command of a training squadron, Gick joined the carrier Venerable, part of the British Pacific Fleet, in command of the ship’s air group. Venerable was part…
…night-time photographs, Constance was soon entrusted with responsibility of searching for secret weapons. Constance Babington Smith was mentioned in despatches in 1942 and was appointed MBE in 1945. In the summer of 1945, she was sent to America to assist in photographic interpretation for the Pacific War, and she was…