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USS BENNINGTON

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BENNINGTON VERMONT BENNINGTON VERMONT
Richard (Dick) Hill Peg and Richard "Dick" Hilll - Plank Owner
The Quest
In Search of the U.S.S. Bennington (CV-20)
Robert J. Cosbie who was a pilot KIA over Chi Chi Jima Robert J. Cosbie
who was a pilot KIA
over Chi Chi Jima
February 18,1945
Ron Plywacz Ron Plywacz
Kelle Metz daughter of: Vernon Metz - Deceased FC-2 in V-6 Div 1944-1945
Kelle Ann Metz Kelle Ann Metz - daughter of:
Vernon Metz - Deceased - FC-2 in V-6 Div - 1944-1945
There are two volumes of documents, photos and history;
Part 1 is from commissioning to typhoon damage,
Part 2 covers typhoon repair to the Bennington's return to the States
after the end of the war.
USS Bennington WWII Years
Color Pictures of USS Bennington
during World War II
from National Archives Collection
USS Bennington
General Photos
USS Bennington
Crew Photos
USS Bennington
Plane Photos

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BENNINGTON RECOVERY OF APOLLO 4 BENNINGTON RECOVERY OF APOLLO 4
Lots of photos with descriptions

NASA JSC Digital Image Collection
NavSource Online NavSource Online:
Aircraft Carrier Photo Archive
CV-20 USS BENNINGTON
The United States Navy Carriers List THE UNITED STATES NAVY CARRIERS
THE LIST
World Aircraft Carrier Lists World Aircraft Carrier Lists
And Photo Gallery
From 1913 to 1999
USS ESSEX CV/CVA/CVS-9/LHD-2 WEB SITE
USS ESSEX
CV/CVA/CVS-9/LHD-2
WEB SITE

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USS YORKTOWN
CV/CVA/CVS-10

WEB SITE
USS YORKTOWN
Association
U.S.S. Wasp
CV/CVA/CVS - 18
1943 - 1972

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USS HANCOCK
CV/CVA-19
WEB SITE
USS MIDWAY
CV/CVB/CVA-41

San Diego museum

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Aircraft Carrier Study Group
USS Bon Homme Richard
CV/CVA-31/LHD-6
USS Gambier Bay
CVE-73
Composite Squadron VC10
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS -US NAVY SHIPS

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United States Navy This is the official web site of the United States Navy
Bluejacket dot com - United States Sea Service History and Graphics Bluejacket dot com
United States Sea Service History and Graphics
Recruit Training Command Recruit Training Command

Naval Training Center, Great Lakes.
This site is provided as a public service
by the Naval Training Center,
Great Lakes Public Affairs Office
Naval Weapons Naval Weapons, Naval Technology and Naval Reunions
THE OFFICIAL USS UTAH ASSOCIATION WEB SITE - THE OFFICIAL USS UTAH ASSOCIATION WEB SITE -
The USS Utah (AG16) rests on the west side of Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The USS Arizona is the most remembered and revered. This is as it should rightly be; however, the Utah still remains virtually obscure under the Arizona's shadow.
The Pearl Harbor Memorial Fund Web Site The Pearl Harbor Memorial, Museum and Visitor Center



ATTENTION RELATIVES OF CREW MEMBERS


For those of you that are family or relatives of crew members we have a
USS BENNINGTON ASSOCIATION AUXILIARY
with a very LARGE membership of
CV 20 (WWII), CVA 20 (1952-1959), and CVS 20 (1959-1969) crew member relatives.
As auxiliary members you can join and participate in the annual
reunions that we have around the country.
You can meet and share time and stories with other relatives of crew members.

You can find more information at the Auxiliary website:
USS BENNINGTON ASSOCIATION AUXILIARY
aux.uss-bennington.org




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Navy Photographers
U.S. Navy in World War Two, the sea battles,
the fleets, the ships and sailors and
their personal stories of WWII
A Complete Guide to
Military History Resources
Website of Sid Harrison ETCM(SS) USN(Ret)
Here are more links and web pages than you can consume in one sitting
George M. "Gunny" Fallon
In the landscape of History,
the 60's and 70's
will always be depicted as
a Meadow of Wild Flowers
Gunny Fallon's Links

Sites to help you
Find old buddies
First Navy Veterans' Organization
created on, and for, the World Wide Web
Edward C. Reese,NCCS, USN, Retired
NAVETSUSA
REFDESK.COM
MY VIRTUAL ENCYCLOPEDIA
MILITARY ON THE INTERNET
STARS AND STRIPES Vet Friends.com is a free membership service that helps you locate your friends who are on active duty, reserve, or a veteran of the U.S. military!
Vietnam Veteran's
Home Page

Officially Opened on Veteran's Day,
November 11, 1994
THE VIETNAM-ERA

PRISONER-OF-WAR
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Troubled Waters

A tribute to three adopted MIAs/POWs
and armed services Veterans
A World War II
Diary in the Pacific
Jack "Weary" McKnight
U.S.S. Essex CV-9
Military is a monthly history publication by World War II, Korea, Viet-Nam, the Cold War and Gulf War; all U.S. military services NAVY HISTORY.COM
Navy News
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Russian navy - recent scientific information, concerning marine research and technologies all over the world. The largest English-language Internet site on the Russian Navy.   LOGBOOK Magazine
Aviation History
     



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