----------------------------------------------------------------- NAVY & MARINE CORPS WORLD WAR II COMMEMORATIVE COMMITTEE A service of the Navy Office of Information (703)695-3161/DSN 225-3161 ----------------------------------------------------------------- INDEX INDEX OF WORLD WAR II FILES (Includes subdirectory name, file name and short description of file contents.) NEWS News releases Anzio.txt Text of message from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II commemorating the Jan. 22 50th anniversary of Allied landings at Anzio and Nettuno near Rome. EVENTS Commemorative Events WW2event.txt Lists reunions, exhibits, airshows, etc. in commemoration of World War II. PROGRAM Commemorative Community Program WhatItIs.txt A description of the World War II Commemorative Community Program and how to qualify for its benefits. Aplicatn.txt The form that must be completed and mailed to the Navy-Marine Corps World War II Commemorative Committee. Ideas.txt A list (not all-inclusive) of the kinds of events that qualify a group to be a Commemorative Community. FACTS Fact Sheets 63rdBees.txt Unit history of 63rd Seabee battalion. Served at Guadalcanal and Emirau islands. ArmGuard.txt Sailors assigned to man guns on merchant vessels. Blimps.txt Lighter-than-air contribution to anit-sub, minesweeping and rescue operations. Bougnvil.txt Battle of Bougainville (Nov. 1943) isolates Japanese at Rabaul; wins the Solomon Islands. Convoys.txt North Russia convoy runs during Battle of the Atlantic. Severe weather and U-boat threats. CVE.txt Escort carriers' anti-submarine missions, battle group and amphibious landing support. Fleettug.txt WWII fleet tug types and missions. Kamikaze.txt Development and effectiveness of the Japanese suicide pilot force. Lantbttl.txt Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945). U.S. and Brittain beat the German U-boats. Magic.txt Navy intel cracks the Japanese naval code, assisting Pacific wins at Midway, Tarawa. Sidebar on death of Yamamoto, due to Magic. Marshlls.txt Jan. 3l, 1994, is 50th anniversary of Marshall Islands campaign. 4th Marine Division and Army 7th Division seize Japanese soil for first time in Pacific war. MCinWW2.txt Personnel strength, combat losses, aces, weapons, boats, aircraft, events and more. MCLant.txt Summary of Marine service in the Atlantic, Europe and Africa. MCRaider.txt Development, operations of the Marine Raider battalions (special missions forces). MCWomen.txt Women in the Marine Corps -- founding, rates, leaders. Navajos.txt The story of Marine Navajo Code Talkers, who created a code that was never broken. NavinWW2.txt Overview of Navy's two-ocean victory. Info on battles, hardware, personnel strength. Patrol.txt Information on WWII patrol vessel types and missions. Seabee.txt History of WWII Naval Construction Battalions with founding, duties, some demographics. Subs.txt Exploits of "the Silent Service," conditions aboard submarines, sub triumphs and losses. Tarawa.txt Nov. 20-23, 1943. 2nd Div. Marines prevail in the Gilbert Islands. V12Prgm.txt Navy's officer training program, designed to increase the ranks. Prominent participants. WAVES.txt Brief history of women's service; info on numbers, training, jobs, uniforms, housing. YamaDies.txt Sidebar to American Magic. Navy intel causes death of Japanese fleet commander Yamamoto. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Navy & Marine Corps World War II Commemorative Committee Navy Office of Information (CHINFO) The Pentagon, Room 2E352 Washington, DC 20350-1200 -----------------------------------------------------------------