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The Terrible Error that Almost Killed a Sitting US President in the Middle of WW2
On November 14, 1944, the USS Iowa carried President Franklin D. Roosevelt across the Atlantic on a secret mission to attend the Tehran Conferences, with utmost discretion supposedly a priority.
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With the War Department’s gratitude, Iowa State and Wilhelm both received the Army Navy "E for Excellence" banner. Iowa State ...
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U.S.S. Iowa submarine commissioned in Connecticut, now in active service
“United States Ship Iowa is in commission, and I am in command,” said Captain Gregory Coy. Hundreds of veterans as well family and friends of the 140 crew members for the USS Iowa gathered at ...
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Navy commissions the USS Iowa, its newest fast-attack submarine
The USS Iowa (SSN 797) was commissioned in a ceremony on Saturday at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. It is the Navy’s first submarine to be named after the state of Iowa.
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Commissioning of the USS Iowa Submarine
On Saturday people are celebrating the commissioning of the USS Iowa at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. The USS Iowa is the 24th such submarine in the Navy, with a ...