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Parent topics
- United States Navy [r]: Branch of the U.S. armed forces] responsible for combat on, over, and under water. [e]
- Aircraft carrier [r]: A warship designed to launch and recover combat aircraft and aircraft that support military operations [e]
- Lexington-class [r]: A two-ship class of aircraft carriers, the first built by the United States Navy for operations rather than experimentation; converted from cancelled battlecruiser hulls [e]
Subtopics
- World War II, Pacific [r]: The part of World War II (1937-45) fought in Asia and the Pacific Ocean between Japan and the U.S., China, Britain, Australia, and other Allies. [e]
- Battle of Midway [r]: Generally considered to be the turning point of the Pacific Theater in the Second World War, a Japanese force intending to capture Midway Island was turned back with the loss of four aircraft carriers, at the cost of one U.S. carrier; it was the last major Japanese offensive of the war [e]
- Korean War [r]: (1950-1953) war on the Korean peninsula in which about 3 million people died (mostly civilians), begun when North Korea, backed by China, attempted to overrun South Korea, which had been placed under the control of U.S.-led United Nations forces after the surrender of Japan at the end of WW II. [e]
Aircraft
- F4F Wildcat [r]: U.S. Navy carrier-based air superiority fighter early in WWII; could be credible against the Mitsubishi A6M Zero when flown by a skilled pilot, but still had disadvantages as well as advantages. [e]
- F6F Hellcat [r]: Principal and dominant World War II United States Navy carrier-based air superiority fighter, with some capability for fighter-bomber missions. [e]
- SB2C Helldiver [r]: Improved U.S. Navy dive bomber that entered service in 1944-1945, replacing the smaller and slower SBD Dauntless; effective but not especially popular with Navy crews; used as Air Force A-25 Shrike [e]
- TBD Devastator [r]: Add brief definition or description
- TBF Dauntless [r]: Add brief definition or description
Personnel
- William Halsey [r]: Fleet admiral of the United States Navy in the Pacific theater of World War II, commanding the Third United States Fleet; a colorful and inspirational fighting leader with some limitations in strategy and large fleet command [e]
Future
- USS Enterprise (CVN-65) [r]: First nuclear-propelled aircraft carrier of the United States Navy [e]