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  2. 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 ...

  3. United States Navy in World War II - Wikipedia

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    Haberstroh, Jack, ed. SWABBY: World War II Enlisted Sailors Tell It Like It Was (2003) recollections* Hoyt, Edwin. Now Hear This: The Story of American Sailors in World War II (1993) Sowinski, Larry. Action in the Pacific: As Seen by US Navy Photographers During World War 2 (1982) Wukovits, John F. Black Sheep: The Life of Pappy Boyington (2011)

  4. List of United States Navy shore activities during World War II

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    Naval Training School (Radio), Naval Reserve Armory, Indianapolis, Indiana Naval Training School (Radio-Special), Bainbridge Island, Port Blakely, Washington Naval Training School (Radio-Women), University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin

  5. United States military vehicle markings of World War II

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    Group 4 serial number of the vehicle. The Serial number of the vehicle in normal order of march. Vehicles assigned to headquarters will be grouped with HQ vehicles and given small serial numbers. [4]: 9 It was normal to adopt a convoy order number in a logical format, HQ vehicles would be numbered 1-10, 1st platoon 11-20, 2nd platoon 21-30 etc.

  6. List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons ...

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    After World War II, naval aviation saw great reductions in numbers, while new technologies fostered new types of aircraft squadrons leading to new designations for roles such as nuclear attack, airborne early warning, and "all-weather" (radar-equipped) squadrons. Others were developed specifically for roles necessitated by the Vietnam War.

  7. List of World War II vessel types of the United States

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    SHIPS of the UNITED STATES ARMY; Naval Vessel Register -NAVY SHIP CLASSIFICATIONS; U.S. Navy Abbreviations of World War II; Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945; HISTORIC SHIPS TO VISIT - LISTED BY TYPE OF GOVERNMENT SERVICE; NavSource Naval History; Summary of Vessels Built in WWII, by Type; Comparison of U.S. Army and U.S. Navy Vessels in World ...

  8. Timeline of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy

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    Ships with hull numbers 35, 44, 46, and 50 through 58 were cancelled or never commissioned and are not shown. [ 4 ] While the chart does include light carriers , it does not include amphibious assault ships nor escort carriers with the exception of the Langley which is included for historical context.

  9. U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps aircraft tail codes - Wikipedia

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    Navy Air Colors: United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Aircraft Camouflage and Markings, 1945-1985. Vol. 2. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications. ISBN 0-89747-168-7. Elliott, John M. (1988). The Official Monogram U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Aircraft Color Guide, 1940-1949. Vol. 2.