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Service and Casualty Statistics. 1. Number on active duty on 7 Dec 1941 was: 2. The number of officers and enlisted personnel that served in the Navy during World War II. 7 Dec 1941 - 31 Dec 1946 was 4,183,466 (390,037 officers and 3,793,429 enlisted) 3. Volunteers and Draftees in WWII:
From December 1941 to August 1945, New York Shipbuilding Corporation completed 26 major units for the Navy, including eight light cruisers, nine light aircraft carriers, two battle cruisers and one battleship. An additional forty-four other warships had already been completed before Pearl Harbor and America’s formal entry into WWII.
Celestine De Martini Brooklyn Navy Yard collection, 1943 – 1945 (ARC.029) Solomon C. Frucht Brooklyn Navy Yard ephemera, 1934 – 1963 (1987.050) Bancroft Gherardi farewell address, 1894 (1977.636) Louise Hasbrook Brooklyn Navy YMCA collection, 1925 – 1986 (ARC.042) James F. Kelly Brooklyn Navy Yard collection, 1950 – 1952 (1987.018)
The United States Navy grew rapidly during its involvement in World War II from 1941–45, and played a central role in the Pacific War against Imperial Japan. It also assisted the British Royal Navy in the naval war against Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. The U.S. Navy grew slowly in the years prior to World War II, due in part to ...
Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park. / 42.877639; -78.880978. The Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, formerly known as The Buffalo Naval and Servicemen's Park, is a museum on the bank of the Buffalo River in Buffalo, New York. It is home to several decommissioned US Naval vessels, including the Cleveland -class cruiser USS ...
Feb 4, 2024 · Fort Wadsworth Center and Museum – Staten Island. Next on the list of WWII sites in New York City is Fort Wadsworth in Staten Island near the western base of the Verrazanno-Narrows Bridge. Wadsworth is actually one of the oldest military installations in the country (dating back to the 1600s).
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The US Naval Administrative Histories of World War II are located in the Navy Department Library's Rare Book Room. These unpublished histories record experiences and provide insights into policies, decisions, implementing actions, and accomplishments of the United States Navy. The collection is comprised of 175 numbered histories, bound in ...
