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USS Enterprise (CV-6) photography collection Archived 16 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine (Naval History and Heritage Command) USS Enterprise (CV-6) aircraft carrier photo archive (NavSource.org) Newsreel coverage of Enterprise being taken to scrapyard (begins at 0:53 mark) A film of the attacks on Enterprise on 24 August 1942. The film was ...
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Ship's Cook Third Class William Pinckney, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving on board the Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6), in action against the enemy during the operations of the U.S. Naval Forces ...
World War II Service Awards USS Enterprise (CV-6) 20 Battle Stars. Presidential Unit Citation Navy Unit Commendation [1] USS San Diego (CL-53) 18 Battle Stars [2] [3] though the Naval Historical center only lists 15 battle stars. [4] USS San Francisco (CA-38) 17 Battle Stars. Presidential Unit Citation [5] USS O'Bannon (DD-450) 17 Battle Stars
USS Enterprise (CV-6) continued ©Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons. The USS Enterprise was America’s most decorated ship in WWII. An aircraft carrier, the Enterprise, shot down 911 enemy ...
He received his wings on May 21, 1940, when he was designated a naval aviator. At the completion of additional training, he was commissioned an ensign in the Naval Reserve on June 28, 1940. That same day, he was assigned to Bombing Squadron 6 on board the aircraft carrier Enterprise (CV-6), to which he reported on August 1.
USS Doris Miller (CVN-81), a future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, announced on January 19, 2020. [63] [64] On January 19, 2020, the Navy announced that a Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier, CVN-81, would be named after Miller. [65] The ship is scheduled to be laid down in 2026 and launched in 2029. [63] [66] Veteran ...
After a heavy strike by aircraft of Task Force 50 against Kwajalein on 4 December, Enterprise returned to Pearl Harbor on 9 December. [ 2 ] Carrier Air Group Six then embarked on board the new Essex -class aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CV-11) to provide air support for the amphibious landings on Kwajalein Atoll from 31 January to 3 February 1944.
Sunk by submarine following the Battle of Midway, 6 June 1942 Enterprise: CV-6 16 July 1934 3 October 1936 12 May 1938 17 February 1947 Struck 2 October 1956, Broken up at Kearny, New Jersey, 1958 Hornet: CV-8 25 September 1939 14 December 1940 20 October 1941 — Sunk following the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 October 1942