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  • ...the complex sequence of loading and firing a musket. In the Revolutionary War, Baron von Steuben notably imported European battlefield techniques which p ...e. Jody is often presumed to be medically unfit for service, a 4F in World War II parlance. Jody also lacks the desirable attributes of military men. He i
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  • ...it. During the depression, these were expensive and during the War (World War II) they were rationed. It is excellent an, moist cake that needs no frost ...nd mix well. Pour into a large, generously greased and floured cake pan ( I use a 13x9 inch pan) and bake at 325 degrees F. for 25-30 minutes. Center
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  • ...ch shelters were constructed as [[civil defense]] measures during the Cold War. During the Cold War many countries built fallout shelters for high-ranking government officials
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  • ...ier]]s have served in every U.S. military operation from the Revolutionary War to current operations in Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom) and Afghanistan (Op * remount / war dogs [http://www.qmfound.com/remount1.htm]
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  • ...ps]] doctrine. [[Major General]] William H. Rupertus wrote it during World War II, probably in late 1941 or early 1942. All Marines learn the creed at [[r ...n my enemy who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will...''
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  • ...ate a Code of Ethics for the Navy. The result of this meeting at the Naval War College was the eight point ''The Navy Uniform'', and was later scaled down ...nited States Navy. America depends on my performance for her survival, and I accept the challenge to set my standards high, placing my country's well-be
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  • ...1 and remained through the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. Following the war, the title Surgeon's Steward was abolished in favor of [[Apothecary]], a po ...lobbied the Navy administration to take action. With the Spanish-American War looming, Congress passed a bill authorizing establishment of the U.S. Navy
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  • ...bombing''' (October 23, 1983 in Beirut, Lebanon) during the Lebanese Civil War, two [[truck bomb]]s struck separate buildings housing [[Military of the Un ...nam War, and the deadliest single attack on Americans overseas since World War II.<ref name=HouseReport>{{cite web|accessdate=2007-09-30
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  • ...of enjoying an ordinary scouting mission, these planes ran head-on into a war, for they arrived almost simultaneously with the start of the Japanese atta ...es of ''Bogue''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[VC-69]] sent the Japanese submarine [[I-52]] to the bottom. The task group completed that stint of hunter-killer op
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  • == World War II North Atlantic operations== == End of War operations==
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  • ...Edsall class destroyer escort]] built for the [[U.S. Navy]] during [[World War II]]. She served in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and the [[Pacific Ocean]], and p ...evant]] who was awarded the [[Navy Cross]] posthumously during [[World War I]] when he, a pilot, was shot down by an overwhelming force of [[Germany|Ger
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  • ...ll-class]] [[destroyer escort]] built for the [[U.S. Navy]] during [[World War II]]. She served in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] the [[Pacific Ocean]] and provid ...ed on 23 August 1943, Lt. Comdr. A. Jackson, Jr., [[USNR]], in command. At war's end, she returned home proudly with three battle stars.
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  • ...all|destroyer escort}} built for the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]]. She served in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and the [[Pacific Ocean]] and pr ==World War II North Atlantic operations==
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  • Bob Redmon says "Toward the end of the war we were part of a task force that was probably larger than the one on [[D-D ...g so long. Of course when we started dropping the big bombs we understood. I still would have liked for the big boys who were sunk at Pearl to have had
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  • ...against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. At war’s end she returned home proudly with seven battle stars and the [[Preside ...ay Halstead Frost]] who was awarded the [[Navy Cross]] for his [[World War I]] service as aide to Commander, American Patrol Detachment, Atlantic Fleet,
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  • ...class|Edsall|destroyer escort}} built for the [[U.S. Navy]] during [[World War II]]. She served in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and the [[Pacific Ocean]] and pr ...[Consolidated Steel]] Corp., Ltd., [[Orange, Texas]]; sponsored by Mrs. D. I. Thomas, daughter of ''Captain Howard''; and commissioned 29 July 1943, Lie
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  • |Ship honors=Six [[battle star]]s for [[World War II]] service ...as [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 12 April 1943 with [[Commander]] I. E. Hobbs in command.
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  • |Ship honors=Four [[battle star]]s for [[World War II]] service ...t'' tended [[seaplanes]] in combat areas in the [[Pacific]] during [[World War II]].
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  • ...during [[World War II]], operated in the [[Philippine Islands]] after the war, and was [[Ship decommissioning|decommissioned]] on 10 April 1947. ...ner, Robert. ''Conway's All the World{{'}}s Fighting Ships 1947-1982, Part I: The Western Powers''. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1983. IS
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  • ...asion of [[Japan]], but was converted back into a seaplane tender when the war ended without the invasion being necessary. She was [[Ship decommissioning| ...ner, Robert. ''Conway's All the World{{'}}s Fighting Ships 1947-1982, Part I: The Western Powers''. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1983. IS
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