In May 1944, the USS England (DE-635) made history by sinking six Japanese submarines in just 12 days—a record unmatched in naval warfare. Using the new Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar, intelligence from U.S. codebreakers, and exceptional crew skill under Lieutenant Commander Walton B. Pendleton, the destroyer escort hunted down every sub in Japan’s “NA” line—I-16, RO-106, RO-104, RO-116, RO-108, and RO-105. Named after Ensign John C. England, who died saving shipmates at Pearl Harbor, the ship’s
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The destroyer USS Hobson sank on April 26, 1952, after a collision with the aircraft carrier USS Wasp during a night training exercise in the Atlantic Ocean. The Hobson was attempting to cross the Wasp's bow when the carrier struck the destroyer amidships, cutting it in half. The Hobson sank in less than five minutes, and 176 of its crew members were lost. The collision: The accident occurred while the ships were conducting night flight operations. The Hobson was ordered to change its position a
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29K views · 952 reactions | On Sept. 15, 1950, U.S. Marines made a surprise amphibious landing at Inchon, South Korea, starting the Inchon-Seoul campaign. Seoul, the capital of South Korea, had fallen to Communist forces in June of that year; the landing would lead to the retaking of the capital by U.S. and South Korean forces. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels and graphics by Cpl. Emmanuel Necoechea) | Camp Pendleton | Facebook
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#OTD in 1949, the Tench-class submarine USS Pickerel (SS-524) was simultaneously christened and commissioned. This is the Pickerel performing an emergency surface test from a depth of 150 feet with a 48-degree up-angle near Hawaii in 1952. | U.S. Naval Institute
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The Chosin Few U.S. Marines with the 1st Marine Division marched over 55 miles on a single unpaved road in subzero conditions and blinding snowstorms during the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir, which took place from Nov. 27 through Dec. 13, 1950 as a part of the Korean War. These Marines regularly fought in temperatures as low as -36 °F. Although facing extreme obstacles, our Marines pressed on. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Megan Roses) | Camp Pendleton
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16K views · 501 reactions | As Part of Camp Pendleton's 75th Anniversary, we commemorate Staff Sgt. Reckless and her brave actions as a War Horse during the Korean War. She was more than a horse, she was a Marine. #CampPen75 | Camp Pendleton | Facebook
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