by superadmin | Jun 8, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, Army, Hawaii, history, wwii
DA Poster 21-91 France, October 1944.The phrase “Go for broke” was the combat team’s motto meaning, “wager everything,” in Hawaiian Pidgin. The 442nd RCT was a regimental size fighting unit composed mainly of American soldiers of Japanese descent who...
by superadmin | Jun 8, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, history, submarine, wwii
USS Skate’s Chicken MascotDuring WWII, many submarines carried dogs or cats as mascots.Dogs could serve a practical function, leading patrols onto foreign shores to search for food and barking a warning if there was danger. Cats have served as pest control on...
by superadmin | May 22, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, artifact, history, navy, submarine
USS Bowfin (SS-287) Souvenir Launching Ribbon. Pictured is a souvenir ribbon for the launching of the USS Bowfin (SS-287) from the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on July 23, 1942. She was launched December 7, 1942 by Mrs. Jane Gawne, wife of Captain James Gawne and...
by superadmin | May 22, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, history, navy, submarine, Symbol, Warfare
The 1924 version of the submarine warfare insignia for junior ranksJune 13, 1923, Captain Ernest J. King, Commander, Submarine Division III suggested that a distinguishing device for qualified submariners be adopted. He submitted a pen-and-ink sketch of his own...
by superadmin | May 12, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, Code Talkers, history, Navajo, wwii
First 29 Navajo U.S. Marine Corps code-talker recruits being sworn in at Fort Wingate, NM, in 1942. (Photo courtesy of National Archives 295175)The idea to use native code talkers came from the son of a missionary to the Navajos, Philip Johnston. Raised on a Navajo...
by superadmin | May 5, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, history, VE Day, wwii
Crowd gathers in Times Square to celebrate Victory in Europe Day. CorbisOn May 8, 1945 in 1945 the US celebrated President Harry S. Truman’s 61st birthday. Thousands crowded into New York’s Times Square with news of Germany’s surrender while other celebrations of V-E...
