antiaircraft cruiser
71Second Battle of Sirte — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Second Battle of Sirte caption=Italian battleship Littorio , Admiral Iachino s flag ship partof=the Mediterranean Theater of World War II date=22 March 1942 place=Gulf of Sirte, Mediterranean Sea result=British… …
72USS Wickes (DD-578) — USS Wickes (DD 578), a Fletcher class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Lambert Wickes (1735 ndash;1777), who served in the Continental Navy. Wickes was laid down on 15 April 1942 at Orange, Tex., by …
73Hispanic Americans in World War II — fought in every major battle in the European Theatre, from North Africa to the Battle of the Bulge, and in the Pacific Theater of Operations, from Bataan to Okinawa. According to the National World War II Museum, between 250,000 and 500,000… …
74Presidential Unit Citation (United States) — Presidential Unit Citation Army and Air Force P.U.C …
75USS Maryland (BB-46) — USS Maryland (BB 46), a Sclass|Colorado|battleship, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the seventh state.Her keel was laid down 24 April 1917 by Newport News Shipbuilding Company of Newport News, Virginia. She… …
76Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands caption=Anti aircraft shell bursts, fired at attacking Japanese aircraft, fill the sky above USS Enterprise (center left) and her screening ships during the battle on October 26 …
77USS Helena (CL-50) — was a St. Louis class light cruiser of the United States Navy, damaged in the attack on Pearl Harbor, and subsequently active in the Pacific War until she was sunk at the battle of Kula Gulf in 1943. Helena was the first ship to be awarded the… …
78USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) — was an Casablanca class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was laid down as Kanalku Bay under Maritime Commission contract by Kaiser Co., Inc., Vancouver, Washington, 15 September 1943; renamed Marcus Island 6 November 1943; launched… …
79Battle of Cape Esperance — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Cape Esperance caption=The heavily damaged Japanese cruiser Aoba disembarks dead and wounded crewmembers near Buin, Bougainville and the Shortland Islands a few hours after the battle on October 12,… …
80USS Wainwright (DD-419) — was a World War II era Sims class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. The ship was named to honor Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, his son, Master Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Jr., his cousin, Commander Richard Wainwright, and also Rear …
