he recounted his service in the US Navy as a coxswain during WWII with the 7th Naval Beach Battalion during the D-Day invasions. He later went island hopping in the Pacific aboard an attack ...

The “Gator Bees” of Amphibious Construction Battalion 2 have embodied the motto of Navy Seabees for nearly ... the U.S. has been engaged since World War II — providing support for ship ...

Witness the incredible restoration journey as a rusty M1 helmet is meticulously transformed into an authentic WWII US Navy Beach Battalion piece—perfect for reenactors and history buffs alike.

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He told me much later that he had reversed off the beach into a tank, most probably from the US Navy LCT(A ... His view of WW2 is that the only race of people to be undermined by that conflict ...

According to a statement from the Navy, Capt. Jeffrey Lengkeek, Cmdr. Michael Jarosz and Command Master Chief Matthew Turner of Amphibious Construction Battalion 2 were relieved on Feb. 3 by the ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — For 50 years, a WWII United States Navy dive bomber sat under 177 feet of water at the bottom of Lake Michigan. Now, the plane, a Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless ...

He told me much later that he had reversed off the beach into a tank, most probably from the US Navy LCT(A ... We owe it to those who served in World War II to remember their stories, like mine ...