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2. United States Navy in World War II - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

3. Category : United States Navy personnel of World War II

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   Pages in category "United States Navy personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 3,589 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page)

4. Military Personnel Records Center - Wikipedia

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   The Military Personnel Records Center (NPRC-MPR) is a branch of the National Personnel Records Center and is the repository of over 56 million military personnel records and medical records pertaining to retired, discharged, and deceased veterans of the U.S. armed forces . Its facility is located at 1 Archives Drive in Spanish Lake, [1] a ...

5. Naval history of World War II - Wikipedia

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   At the beginning of World War II, the Royal Navy was the strongest navy in the world, [1] with the largest number of warships built and with naval bases across the globe. [2] It had over 15 battleships and battlecruisers, 7 aircraft carriers, 66 cruisers, 164 destroyers and 66 submarines. [2] With a massive merchant navy, about a third of the ...

6. Service number (United States Navy) - Wikipedia

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   The cap of 125,000 had just barely been reached by the outbreak of World War II in 1941. During the Second World War, Navy officer service numbers were extended to 350,000; these numbers were simply issued by entry date into the Navy officer corps without regard to membership in the Regular Navy or United States Navy Reserve. In 1945, with the ...

7. Most decorated US Naval vessels of World War II - Wikipedia

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   World War II Service Awards USS Enterprise (CV-6) 20 Battle Stars. Presidential Unit Citation Navy Unit Commendation. USS San Diego (CL-53) 18 Battle Stars though the Naval Historical center only lists 15 battle stars. USS San Francisco (CA-38) 17 Battle Stars. Presidential Unit Citation. USS O'Bannon (DD-450) 17 Battle Stars