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Did the North Carolina-class Battleships Turn the Tide During World War Two? – The United States Navy’s North Carolina-class ...

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A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball on April 11, 1945, during the ...

Despite the largest loss of life sustained by one family in the U.S. Navy's history, Alleta and Thomas were determined to ...