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Second Naval District was the smallest of the original naval districts established in 1903. 2nd Naval District covered only Rhode Island and adjacent waters, including Block Island and NAS Quonset Point, with headquarters at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island. 2nd Naval District was disestablished after the end of World War I on March 15, 1919 ...
In February 1941, the War Department selected the Springfield municipal golf course as the location for soon to be O'Reilly General Hospital. The city of Springfield donated the golf course to the government. [1] Adjacent to the 160-acre property was the Pythian Home of Missouri built by the Knights of Pythias. [2]
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
A memorial ceremony was held for the victims on July 31, 1944, at Port Chicago. Admiral Carleton H. Wright, Commander, 12th Naval District, spoke of the unfortunate deaths and the need to keep the base operating during a time of war.
U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Springfield, left, presents the Congressional Gold Medal to WWII U.S. Merchant Marines veteran Joseph Kolis, 99, during a ceremony at The Villas Senior Care Community ...
Bertram Joseph Rodgers (March 18, 1894 – November 30, 1983) was a highly decorated vice admiral in the United States Navy during World War II.He received his Navy Cross as captain of USS Salt Lake City in the battle of the Komandorski islands, during the Aleutian Islands Campaign.
Captain Ruth Alice Erickson (1913-2008) was the Director of the United States Navy Nurse Corps, serving in that position from 1962 to 1966.As a lieutenant in the Navy Nurse Corps, she witnessed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941.
Springfield Memorial Hospital (SMH) is a 500-bed non-profit teaching hospital located in Springfield, Illinois. Founded in 1897, [4] Springfield Memorial Hospital is one of two hospitals in the Springfield metropolitan area. It also is home to the Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation, a 72,000-square-foot educational learning center. [5]