War at Sea - Allied: USA
"A ship is always
referred to as 'she' because it costs so much to keep one in paint and
powder"
Chester William Nimitz, American Admiral of Pacific Fleet, Second World
War.
US Navy
Lt Edward Lacy King Jr
Lt Edward King, known as 'Barney' served in the USNR aboard the USS Croatan and
was posted to the Philippines in 1945. He was killed in an accidental bomb explosion
just after the War in the Pacific had ended.
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