Tag: naval history
John F. Kennedy and PT Boat 59
Today’s post is written by archivist Dr. Greg Bradsher. When one thinks about President Kennedy’s naval career in World War II, what most often comes to mind is his command of Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109. Thanks to the 1963 movie PT 109, adapted from the 1961 book PT 109: John F. Kennedy in World War [...]
Posted by Hilary on September 24, 2012, under - Presidents, - World War II.
Tags: JFK, naval history, President Kennedy, PT 109, PT 59, Solomon Islands, Solomons, World War II, WWII
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The Fighting Lady: The Lady and the Sea, 1945
Strafing and bombing missions over Japanese-held islands? Aerial dogfights? Classified destinations in the Pacific? All in a day’s work for the Fighting Lady. This vintage film captures life aboard the Yorktown aircraft carrier during World War II.
Posted by Rob Crotty on October 13, 2010, under - World War II, Rare Videos.
Tags: aerial dogfights, color film, fighting lady, mariana islands, NARA, naval history, panama canal, world war 2, World War II, ww2, yorktown
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Where was the Navy born?
Tomorrow there will be a spirited debate at the USS Constitution Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. The Archivist of the United States, David Ferriero, will be there. So will senior archivist Trevor Plante. They are convening at the museum that honors the world’s oldest floating commissioned Navy vessel to settle once and for all a centuries-old debate: [...]
Posted by Rob Crotty on October 12, 2010, under News and Events.
Tags: american history, beverly, birthplace of the navy, machias, marblehead, NARA, national archives, National archives and records administration, naval history, odd history, Pieces of History, prologue blog, Prologue magazine, providence, random history, weird US history, whitehall
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