Posts Tagged ‘Guam’
Guam, Invasion of Tarawa, Kwajalein, Leyte, Philippines and Okinawa, Saipan, USS Sheridan
In U.S. Navy, World War II on April 24, 2013 at 2:38 am
By the time this picture was taken, Harold Tyson who lives in River Walk mobile home park North Port, Fla., was a quartermaster 2nd class with three years at sea at the helm of Attack Transport-51, the USS Sheridan. He saw action during many of the major battles in the Pacific in the Second World War. He was 20 years old, home from the war at the time of this picture was taken. Photo provided
Harold Tyson was a teenage quartermaster 2nd class at the helm of the USS Sheridan (APA-51), an attack transport, in seven major Pacific battles during World War II. He and his ship took part in the Invasion of Tarawa, Kwajalein, Saipan, Guam, Leyte, Philippines and Okinawa, the largest island engagement during the Second World War.
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Balao Class, Commander E.H. Steinmetz, Guam, Tsushima Straits, USS Bonefish, USS Crevalle
In U.S. Navy, World War II on October 19, 2012 at 4:38 am
Leonard “Bull” Durham was about 18 when this picture was taken. He had just graduated from boot camp. Photo provided by “Bull” Durham
“Hellcats” is what Admiral Thomas Lockwood, commander of submarines in the Pacific, dubbed the first “wolf pack” to breach the Tsushima Straits minefield and anti-submarine nets between the southern island of Kyushu in the Japanese chain and the Korean peninsula during the closing months of World War II. Read the rest of this entry »
"Buffalo" tank, Guadalcanal, Guam, Iwo Jima, Leathernecks, Suribachi
In U.S. Marine Corps, World War II on June 6, 2012 at 4:38 am
This is Pfc. Homer Beach shortly after graduating from Parris Island, S. C. in 1942. Photo provided
Homer Beach was a “Buffalo,” amphibious vehicle driver, in the 3rd Marine Division. The 20-year-old corporal drove assault troops ashore on Guam, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima during World World II. Read the rest of this entry »
Guam, Guantanamo Bay, Iwo Jima, Mariana Islands, Task Force 58, USS Intrepid, USS Wasp
In U.S. Navy, World War II on May 7, 2012 at 4:38 am
Master Chief Herb Schmaeling of Port Charlotte, Fla. can still wear his uniform at 82. Each of those black hash marks on his sleeve represent four years in the service. Note the block of wood in front of him with the words, “Plank Owner, USS Wasp CV – 18.” It’s from the deck of the carrier. It means he was one of the sailors who put her into service in 1944. Sun photo by Don Moore
By the time Master Chief Herb Schmaeling retired from the U.S. Coast Guard in 1971 he had served in the Navy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Wasp in World War II and during the Korean and Vietnam wars. Read the rest of this entry »
Charleston Naval Shipyard, Guam, last Japanese soldier, Navy ROTC, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Strike Command, Tonkin Gulf, USS Blue Gill, USS Charr
In U.S. Navy, Vietnam War on April 25, 2012 at 4:38 am
Arthur Anderssen as a commander in this formal Navy picture. Photo provided
Arthur Anderssen of Burnt Store Isles south of Punta Gorda, Fla. graduated from Auburn University in 1962 on a Navy ROTC scholarship and joined the Navy immediately to complete his four year obligation. Thus began his 26 year military career. Read the rest of this entry »
Guam, Kamikaze, Leyte Gulf, Marshall Islands, Okinawa, Saipan, USS Comet
In U.S. Navy, World War II on March 16, 2012 at 4:38 am
Robert Johnson holds a picture of himself and his four brothers who all served in World War II or the Korean War. The picture was taken in 1948 at Robert’s wedding. Sun photo by Don Moore
D-Day was June 15, 1944. It was the baptism of fire for the crew of the new attack transport USS Comet (APA-166) off Saipan Island in the Pacific’s Marshall Islands chain during World War II. Read the rest of this entry »
Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle of the Philippine Sea, Guam, Honshu, Iwo Jima, Kwajalein, Majuro, Nansei Shoto, Okinawa, Saipan, Truk
In U.S. Navy, World War II on February 3, 2012 at 4:38 am
Seaman 2/C John Wisse is pictured at 20 in his Navy dress uniform. Photo provided
It wasn’t the bombing of the carrier USS Franklin off the coast of Japan on March 19, 1945, or the attack by 31 Kamikazes on the four destroyers leading the Franklin’s task force off Okinawa on April 14, 1945, that John Wisse of Rotonda, Fla. considers his worst day in World War II. Read the rest of this entry »
B-29 Superfortress, Gen. Curtis Lemay, Guam, Old Upper Cut, Pappy Boyington
In U.S. Air Force, World War II on December 26, 2011 at 4:38 am
1st Lt. Bob Watcher, the navigator on this all black B-29 called "Old Upper Cut," flew from a base in Guam. He was on the last B-29 mission in WWII, flown on Aug. 14, 1945, the day the Japanese surrendered. Photo provided
1st Lt. Bob Wachter of Port Charlotte, Fla. was the navigator on a B-29 bomber called “Old Upper Cut” that flew on the last “Super Fortress” mission of World War II. When his squadron left Guam on Aug. 14, 1945, he didn’t know they would fly not only the last, but the longest bomber raid of the Second World War. Read the rest of this entry »
Guam, Kwajalein, Leyte, Luzon, Peleliu, USS Aquarius
In U.S. Coast Guard, World War II on November 18, 2011 at 4:38 am
Bill Stevens, left, and his brother, Bob, are pictured during Christmas 1942 at their home in Framingham, Mass, shortly after they joined the Coast Guard. Photo provided
Bill Stevens of Deep Creek near Port Charlotte, Fla. was a member of a four-man Coast Guard crew on a plywood “Higgins Boat” that transported Marines and soldiers to South Pacific beaches during five major invasions in World War II. Read the rest of this entry »
Admiralty Islands, Don Rickles, Ernie Pyle, Guam, Higgins Boat, Hollandia, New Guinea, New Orleans LA, Okinawa, Philippines, Tokyo Bay, Ulysses, USS St. Mary's
In U.S. Navy, World War II on October 24, 2011 at 4:38 am
John Callahan of P.G.I. holds a picture of the USS St. Mary’s that he served aboard during World War II. Callahan was a Higgins Boat driver who took part in the Battle of Okinawa. Photo provided
John Callahan , of Punta Gorda Isles, Fla., was the coxswain of a Higgins Boat, a plywood and steel landing craft built in the New Orleans area. He and his wooden boat played a part in the Battle of Okinawa, the biggest battle in the Pacific during the Second World War. Read the rest of this entry »
Angaur, Eniwetok, Guam, Kwajalein, Leyte, Lingayen, Okinawa, Peleliu, Saipan, Tinian, USS Pennsylvania, Wake
In Purple Heart, U.S. Navy, World War II on July 13, 2011 at 4:38 am
Drennon Judy is lined up on the deck of the Battleship Pennsylvania to receive his Purple Heart along with seven other sailors. He is the third seaman from the left. Photo provided
Drennon Judy was a quartermaster who served aboard the Battleship USS Pennsylvania. He saw action during many of the major battles in the Pacific during World War II. Read the rest of this entry »
Comdr. Lou Lewellen, Guam, Mount Fuji, Pogo Island, Sea of Japan, TENCH class sub, USS Torsk WW-423
In Navy, World War II on December 20, 2010 at 4:38 am
Don Lichty of Lemon Bay Isles mobile home Park in Englewood, Fla. is pictured outside his home in Concord, N.H. in his navy uniform during World War II. Photo provided
Don Lichty of Lemon Bay Isles mobile home park in Englewood was a torpedoman aboard the USS Torsk in World War II. Her claim to fame was she was the only submarine in the U.S. Navy to sink a train. She also sent the last two Japanese ships to bottom hours before the end of the Second World War. Read the rest of this entry »
camp Elliot, Guam, Iwo Jima, Mount Suribachi, navajo code talkers, Okinawa
In Marines, World War II on August 13, 2010 at 4:38 am
Bill Toledo, (right) was a Navajo Code Talker, who served in the 3rd Marine Division during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. Frank Willetton, was a Navajo Indian who served as an infantryman with the 2nd Marine Division at Okinawa. Sun photo by Don Moore
Bill Toledo, a Navajo Code Talker with the 3rd Marine Division in World War II, was in the area talking to several organizations and school groups, along with Frank Willetton, another Navajo who fought with the 2nd Marine Division at Okinawa.
The Rotary Club of Englewood, Fla. brought them to town to speak at their 7 a.m. weekly meeting Thursday, March 25, 2010. While here they also talked to the general public at a two hour session held at Lemon Bay High School in Englewood on Thursday evening. A full house of 1st Marine Division Assn. member listened to the two Marines at the association’s monthly meeting held at the Old World Restaurant in North Port at noon Wednesday.
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