NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL

On Our Scope

By Fred L. Schultz, Editor-in-Chief
June 2004
In the June 1994 issue, we covered the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy from varied and often lesser-known points of view: historian Stephen E. Ambrose set the ...

Bringing Order out of Chaos

By J. Wandres
June 2004
Just months before the invasion of Normandy in 1944, "Force Mulberry"—in charge of building, towing, and operating the artificial harbors that would support Operation Overlord—desperately needed new leadership for its ...

Out in Front at Midway

Compiled by Dr. Fred H. Allison
June 2004
Hours before U.S. Navy pilots staggered the powerful Japanese fleet bearing down on Midway Island on 4 June 1942—changing the course of World War II—25 U.S. Marine Corps pilots of ...

Citizen-Sailor at Normandy

By Paul Stillwell
June 2004
The current war in Iraq has meant the recall to active duty of thousands of military reservists and National Guard members. They have been uprooted from the daily routines of ...

In Contact

June 2004
“With Nelson at the Nile” (See T. Jordan, pp. 32-35, December 2003 Naval History ) Rear Admiral Joseph F. Callo, U.S. Naval Reserve (Retired) Mr. Jordan writes that Earl St ...

Historic Fleets

By A. D. Baker III
June 2004
Foreseeing a need for ships capable of laying defensive minefields to help counter an anticipated submarine threat, the U.S. Navy acquired six small commercial vehicle-carrying cargo ships during mid-1941 and ...

The Aircraft that Couldn’t

By Norman Polmar, Author, Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet
June 2004
The F-111B was the most controversial aircraft ever to touch down on a U.S. aircraft carrier. It also was one of the most versatile aircraft to enter U.S. service, although ...

Naval History News

June 2004
D-Day Commemorations to Mark 60th Anniversary Plans for commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France on 6 June 1944 include events at multiple sites on ...

Book Reviews

Reviewed by Lieutenant Colonel John F. Votaw, U.S. Army (Retired), Frederick C. Leiner, Robert J. Cressman & Nigel Rigby
June 2004
Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor beyond the Call of Duty Peter Collier, photos by Nick Del Calzo. New York: Artisan, 2003. 271 pp. Photos. Index. $40.00. Reviewed by Lieutenant ...

Battleship Memorial Park—Mobile, Alabama

By Chief Equipment Operator Peter L. Magoon, U.S. Navy (Retired)
June 2004
The battleship Alabama (BB- 60) is the main attraction of a 100-acre memorial park located on Battleship Parkway, one mile east of Mobile, Alabama. The park features Korean and Vietnam ...