
A 350 page book listing of the battle history of all of Americas Naval fighting ships which earned Battle Stars, Presidential Unit Citations or Navy Unit Commendations during WWII or Korea. Over 20,000 Battle Stars were awarded during those wars, now you can read about each ship or unit, the engagement dates and any battles participated in.
All classes of ships are included, Ammunition Ships, Attack Transports, Battleships, Cruisers, Destroyers, Destroyer Escorts, Destroyer Mine Layers, High Speed Transports, Hospital Ships, Landing Craft, Landing Ships, Merchant Marine, Motor Mine sweepers, Oilers, Patrol Escorts, PT Boats, Submarines, Sub Chasers, Tugs, and Coast Guard ships. Aircraft Carriers (and their fighter aircraft) are included.
This single publication makes it easy to track ships and units which participated in the invasion of Europe, island-hopped through the South Pacific, or fought on both fronts. Over 250 WWII battles are recorded between 07 December 1941 and 01 March 1946. Ten significant Korean battles are recorded between 1950 and 1953.
Also included in the book are Navy and Marine Corps units that earned prestigious Presidential Unit Citations or Navy Unit Commendations. The book documents three ships that earned two Presidential Unit Citations during WWII, but the First Marines top the list by earning six Presidential Unit Citations.
Remove the guesswork while viewing war movies or looking through old photographs. If a ship can be identified by name or hull number, you can look up that ships war history to see if any awards were earned, and when and where it served.
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Jim Perkins
8975 Wildwood Lane North
Seminole, FL 33776-2628
E-mail: Tamaroa@aol.com
Price: $29.95 (Add $3 postage and handling for each book ordered)