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2013 Beach Award Presented to USNA Midshipman

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

  On Wednesday, 22 May 2013, Naval Historical Foundation Executive Director Captain Todd Creekman, USN (Ret), traveled to Annapolis for the presentation of this year’s Captain Edward L. Beach, Jr. Naval History Award. This award is given annually to the … Continue reading →

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New Interpretation of Vietnam POW Artifacts

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

With the support of the Naval Historical Foundation, valuable contextual interpretation is being developed for artifact display cases located in the South Hall of the Cold War Gallery of the National Museum of the United States Navy. On display within … Continue reading →

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NHF Used Book Sale at the Washington Navy Yard May 29-30

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

The time has come again for another Museum Store Used Book Sale. Museum Store Manager Frank Arre has been hard at work gathering books and we think you will be impressed with the selection he has acquired. It includes many Vietnam … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – The U.S. Navy Seabee Alaskan Oil Expedition 1944, With Additional WWII Alaskan History

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

By Kenneth E. Bingham., Seabee Books, Binghamus Press, (2011). Reviewed by Charles H. Bogart The author has divided this book into six sections. Over half of the book is a reprint of Construction Battalion Detachment 1058′s cruise book covering its … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – Black Hell: The Story of the 133rd Navy Seabees at Iwo Jima

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

By Kenneth E. Bingham., Seabee Book (2011). Reviewed by Charles H. Bogart This book is, in reality, three books in one, with the book divided into thirds. The first third of the book gives background information on Iwo Jima, the … Continue reading →

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Donor Gets First Look at Battleship USS Arizona (BB 39) Model

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

The battleship USS Arizona (BB 39) resting at the bottom of Pearl Harbor, is a powerful symbol of the devastation wrought on 7 December 1941 as Japanese aircraft swooped down on the unsuspecting American Pacific Fleet. Surprisingly, until the year … Continue reading →

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RSVP for Naval Historical Foundation 2013 Annual Meeting

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

You are cordially invited to attend the Naval Historical Foundation’s Annual Members Meeting and the ribbon-cutting ceremony for our new “The Battle Behind Bars” exhibit at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy’s Cold War Gallery. The exhibit honors the … Continue reading →

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USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE 413) Battle Ensign Donated to Navy

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Last month, a truly unique piece of history found a new home in the collection of the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC). The 48 star battle ensign of the destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE 413) was transferred … Continue reading →

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CNA Donates Huge Collection of Books to Naval Historical Foundation

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Last month, the Naval Historical Foundation was the recipient of a generous donation of approximately 400 books from CNA. The donation was arranged by Captain Peter Swartz, USN (Ret), analyst at CNA, and a loyal member and supporter of the … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – American Women Artists in Wartime, 1776-2010

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

By Paula E. Calvin and Deborah A. Deacon, McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, NC & London (2011) Reviewed by Diana L. Ahmad, Ph.D. Art historians Paula Calvin and Deborah Deacon take readers on a journey through two and a half … Continue reading →

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Angels of the Airfields: Navy Air Evacuation Nurses of World War II

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

By Andre Sobocinski, Historian, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery   When the Naval Air Transport Service (NATS) R4D broke through the clouds of volcanic dust and smoke to land on Iwo Jima on March 6, 1945, it carried more … Continue reading →

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Norman’s Corner: The Envelope Aircraft Carrier

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

By Norman Polmar (Editor’s note: This is the eighth in a series of blogs by Norman Polmar, author, analyst, and consultant specializing in the naval, aviation, and intelligence fields. Follow the full series here.) A telephone call in early March … Continue reading →

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NHF Attends Annual Society of Sponsors of the US Navy Luncheon

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

On Thursday, 2 May 2013, Naval Historical Foundation Executive Director Captain Todd Creekman, USN (Ret), his wife Debbie, and Digital Historian Dave Colamaria had the pleasure of attending the annual Society of Sponsors of the United States Navy luncheon. The … Continue reading →

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In Their Own Words: A New Look at the Naval War of 1812

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

  The emotions captured by the War of 1812: patriotic fervor, anxiety, the immediacy of the moment, the joy of peace… all and more abound in In Their Own Words. Whether encouraging peers, issuing orders to subordinates, lamenting a hero’s … Continue reading →

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Convergent Corps: Line Officers, Staff Officers and the Modernization of the U.S. Navy

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

By Zach Kopin The Naval Historical Foundation recently acquired an 1878-vintage historical document, and generously donated it to the Naval History and Heritage Command’s rare book and document collection in the Navy Department Library. This document, a letter addressing the … Continue reading →

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