Pacific Theater Archives - Page 9 of 25

An Ace in a day: Ted Crosby’s Air War in the Pacific

During furious fights over the Pacific, naval aviator Ted Crosby shot down five Japanese planes in one day.

22 December 2018

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Alex Vraciu: U.S. Navy Ace, Philippines Guerrilla

Fighter pilot Alex Vraciu fought along with Filipino guerrillas on the ground and in the air against Japanese planes.

22 December 2018

Carl Gnam

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Killing Yamamoto: Operation Vengeance From Roger Ames’ Cockpit

P-38 pilot Roger Ames, an American eyewitness, tells of the shooting down of Japan’s most important admiral.

22 December 2018

Carl Gnam

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Baptism for Pacific Paratroopers

22 December 2018

Carl Gnam

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The RAF’s Wooden Wonder

No aircraft was more versatile during World War II than the Royal Air Force’s de Havilland Mosquito. Constructed of spruce, birch, balsa, and plywood, it played a unique role as a bomber, U-boat hunter, night fighter, strafer, pathfinder, interceptor, and reconnaissance plane.

22 December 2018

Carl Gnam

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Kerama Retto: Key to Victory at Okinawa

On a half dozen forgotten islands, American soldiers encountered the human cost of war.

20 December 2018

Carl Gnam

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USS Seawolf at the Battle of Christmas Island

The submarine Seawolf single-handedly tried to stop a Japanese invasion—and barely escaped to fight another day.

20 December 2018

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Demise of the Japanese Navy

The naval combat that raged around the Philippines invasion was preceded by a game of reconnaisance, intelligence gathering, and planning.

19 December 2018

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Sgt. John Basilone: Marine Hero of Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima

19 December 2018

Carl Gnam

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The National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center

The National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center in Columbus, Georgia is a tribute to the American foot soldier.

19 December 2018

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The Arisaka Rifle: Weapons for the Imperial Japanese Army Way of War

The Japanese armed forces issued Arisaka rifles in great numbers before and during World War II.

18 December 2018

Carl Gnam

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WWII Aircraft: Nakajima Ki-43

The workhorse fighter aircraft of the Japanese Army Air Force, the Nakima Ki-43 Hyabusa served throughout World War II.

18 December 2018

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Coming of Age at Tarawa

A young Marine remembers his introduction to combat.

17 December 2018

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NA-16 Wirraway: From Trainer to Fighter

The Australian Wirraway was forced into a role for which it was not intended during World War II.

16 December 2018

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Raid on Darwin: Australia’s Pearl Harbor

The Japanese Imperial Navy’s air attack on the Australian city of Darwin was the greatest military disaster ever inflicted on that country’s soil.

16 December 2018

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