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.

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Looking Back to 1966: Americans and Japanese Who Died 25-Years Earlier at Wake Island

From the May 11, 2016, MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illinois) "Looking Back."

1966, 50 Years Ago:  "Americans and Japanese who died 25 years ago in the siege and occupation of Wake Island, a remote Pacific atoll, were honored Sunday.  The Federal Aviation Agency, which administers Wake Island, dedicated a non-denominational chapel in the memory of the fighting men of both nations and to the American civilians who died there.

"The $54,900 chapel is the only chapel under the jurisdiction of the FAA."

--GreGen

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