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U.S. Navy and Marines in World War 2
This pages includes a collection of resources focused on the U.S. Navy and Marines in World War II.
U.S. Navy:
Bluejacket - United States Sea Service History, Images and Insignia
Naval history and images for the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. An American naval history site.
Destroyer Escort Sailors Association
Learn about the "trim but deadly" Destroyer Escort and the men who manned these mighty US Navy and US Coast Guard ships during and post-WWII.
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
The U.S. Naval Historical Center's Ships History Branch researches and writes the multi-volume Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, available in many libraries in the United States and abroad. The volumes also include an assortment of appendices on small craft, dictionary entries for Confederate Navy ships and various essays related to naval ships.
History of the US Navy and Naval Ships
Navyhistory.com brings you the history of U.S. Naval ships. We have completed adding all the history's of naval ships. You can look up a ship by letter or look up by ship type.
Hyperwar - Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
Index of the ships of the U.S. fleet (Navy and Coast Guard) in commission during World War II. Ships are listed by type (battleships, aircraft carriers, etc.), including the conventions for naming ships of the type, with further links to lists of individual ships by type and class, leading to individual pages for each ship which include description, history, and photo (where available).
Hyperwar: U.S. Navy in World War II
History of the United States Navy in World War II. Includes lists by type and class, descriptions, histories, and photos of all USN vessels in commission during the war; source documents regarding various Navy facilities; HTML versions of various volumes of 'U.S. Navy Chronology of World War II', Office of Naval Intelligence Combat Narratives, and various reference documents.
HyperWar - The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II
The official chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II by Robert J. Cressman, Contemporary History Branch, Naval Historical Center.
Personnel rosters for 8700 U.S. Navy ships, submarines and air squadrons. Includes reunion information, links to command associations and crew contributed photos.
The Lost American Aircraft Carriers
This web site is dedicated to those ships and sailors who were tragically lost in the pursuit of fighting for the freedoms we now enjoy.
Photographic history of the U.S. Navy.
Pearl Harbor Attack Resources Collection
EverythingWorldWar2's collection of information and resources dedicated to the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. This section also includes a listing of Pearl Harbor related museums and memorials.
Dedicated to the S.S. JOHN W. BROWN which now serves a floating museum, this site provides historical information on the role and use of liberty ships in World War II.
Shipcamouflage.com is also home to the USN Warship Camouflage website. Here you will find information on camouflage measures for US Warships that served during WWII, as well as official US Navy documentation describing ship painting and camouflage.
Silent Hunter - US WW2 Submarines in the Pacific
Excellent U.S. Navy submarine overview page from Mike Kemble.
Splinter Fleet - The Wooden Subchasers of World War II
Devoted exclusively to the wooden SC Subchaser, the smallest commissioned warship of the U. S. Navy during World Wars I and II.
Submarine Fleet-Diesel and Nuclear Submarine Homepages
Submarine page listing all the submarine web sites pertaining to a particular submarine. Includes official Navy sites.
Tin Can Sailors - The National Association of Destroyer Veterans
Tin Can Sailors - The National Association of Destroyer Veterans - Over 24,000 members and growing.
United States Ships (USS) history and deployments.
This section of Snyder & Short's ShipCamouflage.com details the over 30 US Navy ship camouflage measures in World War II with photos and drawings.
USNI Official Web site - U.S. Naval Institute
The Professional Society of the Sea Services, dedicated to the advancement of professional, literary, and scientific knowledge and the advancement of knowledge of sea power.
The most decorated ship of the Second World War, Enterprise changed the very course of a war she seemed to have been expressly created for.
U.S. World War II Battleships and Battlecruisers
Histories, data, and pics/illustrations of the US battleships and battlecruisers in World War II - from the Arkansas to the Wisconsin.
Valor at Sea: The U.S. Submarine War in the Pacific 1941-1945
WWII history, records and operations of the unrestricted US submarine war in the Pacific (1941-1945).
World War 2 Personal Stories and Accounts - Navy and Marines
EverythingWorldWar2's collection of resources focused on World War II personal accounts and stories from navy and marine personnel.
U.S. Marines:
Hyperwar: U.S. Marine Corp in World War II
History of the United States Marine Corps in World War II. Includes HTML versions of various volumes of 'History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II', 'Marines in World War II Commemorative Series', the Historical Monograph series, and the Order of Battle of the US Marine Corps.
Other Ship, Submarine and Navy Sections:
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Additional Resources:
World War II Naval Exhibits - U.S.
EverythingWorldWar2's listing of World War II naval exhibits in the U.S.
World War II Navy Personal Stories Collection
EverythingWorldWar2's collection of resources dedicated to World War II naval personal accounts and stories.
World War 2 Naval Pictures and Photos
EverythingWorldWar2's assortment of resources that contain significant and noteworthy collections of World War II photos.
EverythingWorldWar2's collection of information and resources related to the World War II European and African theaters.
EverythingWorldWar2's collection of information and resources focused on the Pacific and Asian theaters in World War II.
Detailed index of EverythingWorldWar2's collection of information and resources related to World War II. This includes battles, maps, pictures, photos, documents, timelines, museums, forums, D-Day, Pearl Harbor, the European, African and Pacific war theaters, ships, u-boats, naval forces, aircraft, aviation, air forces, tanks, weapons, personal stories, military units, militaria, collectibles, books, video clips and special World War II topics.