American Naval History: An Illustrated Chronology of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-present

1st Marine Division action aircraft AMERICAN NAVAL HISTORY amphibious April army ashore attack August battalion Battle battleship blockade boat bombardment bombing brig Brigade British Captain captured carrier coast Colonel Commodore Confederate Congress crew Cuba damaged December Defense destroyed destroyer detachment enemy escort evacuate February fire Fleet France frigate Gulf gunboats guns Hungnam Iraq Iraqi ironclad Island James January Japanese John July June killed Korea Kuwait lands launched Lieutenant Commander light cruiser Major mander March marine corps Marine Division miles missile navy's Nicaragua North Vietnam November October officers Official U.S. Navy Okinawa operations Pacific patrol planes port President Rear Admiral rine River sails schooner Secretary September ships sinks South Soviet Spanish squadron steamer submarine sunk Task Force Task Force 38 tion torpedo treaty troops U.S. Naval Academy U.S. Naval Institute U.S. Navy photograph United Veracruz vessels Vice Admiral Vietnamese William Wonsan wounded