Some New News (in 2010) About an Old War.
1. BOMB-- An unexploded World War II bomb was discovered in London, a short distance from the Imperial War Museum, about a mile from the the British House of Parliament. It was dismantled. Bombs and other ordnance are still found in Europe where battles occurred.
2. USS OKLAHOMA-- June 14, 2010, the Air Force Reserve flew a 40-foot section of the USS Oklahoma's mast from Pearl Harbor to the Muskogee War Memorial in Oklahoma. It arrived June 21 at Tinim AFB on Oklahoma City and was then transported by tractor-trailer to the memorial. The mast had been discovered during dredging of the harbor recently.
3. ANCHOR IN DIXON--A US Navy Lightweight Mark 2 anchor is on display at the Veteran's Memorial Park in Dixon, Illinois. The 6,600 pound anchor was used on small yard, patrol crafts and on LSTs as a stern anchor. When approaching a beach, it was let go. The LST then would wrench itself off the beach after offloading its cargo using the anchor.
Also at the park is a 155 mm Howitzer of the type used in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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