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Battle of Peleliu

On 17 September 1944, the Naval Task Force under Rear Admiral William H. P. Blandy lands Army troops on Angaur, Peleliu Islands, supported by Navy carrier aircraft.

On 15 September 1950, landing ships and transports began disembarking the 1st Marine Division at Inchon for Operation Chromite, the first major armed conflict of the Cold War.

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Today in History

1960 - The first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise (CVAN 65), is launched at Newport News, Va. In 1975, she is designated (CVN 65).

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Learn about the DANFS ship of the week, Denver (Cruiser #14).

USS Denver (C-14) photographed during the donor, Hubert Colton Rickert's service aboard the ship, circa 1913, on the Pacific Coast. (NH 93061)

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Explosive Disposal

In 1941, the U.S. Naval Mine School was established at Naval Gun Factory in Washington D.C. and subsequently the Bomb Disposal School was established.

Anzio Campaign, 1944. Lieutenant Richard J. Misel, of the 149th Bomb Disposal Squad, measures a German 210mm general purpose high explosive shell that landed on the Anzio Beachhead.

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"Wind Her Up"; Painting, Oil on Canvas; by Georges Schreiber; 1943; Framed Dimensions 37H X 46W. 88-159-IZ as a Gift of Abbott Laboratories.

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Bugler Manual

Manual For Buglers, U.S. Navy, Navy Training Courses, NAVPERS 10137-B, Original edition 1919, Reprinted with minor corrections 1951, Reprinted with changes 1953

Manual Cover: Manual for Buglers, U.S. Navy

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Letter to Pharmacist's Mate 1/c James Wright from his mother, 15 August 1945.

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Troops in an LCVP landing craft approaching Omaha Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944. SC-320901

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