World War II
 Historic Photos - US Navy Photos taken during World War II
- Historic photos taken by the US Navy during World War II in the Marshall Islands.
- The wreck of a Consolidated B-24J "Liberator" off Laura, Majuro Atoll
- by Dirk H.R. Spennemann
- Describes the history and current condition of a B-24J-CO Liberator' bomber (serial ##42-41205) which crash landed on 28 December 1943 in the lagoon off Majuro Island ('Laura'), Majuro Atoll. The plane belonged to the 431st Squadron, 11th Bomb Group, VIIthArmy Air Force, then headquartered in Funafuti, Kiribati. The crew was captured and disappeared in the days of the US assault on Kwajalein in February 1944.
- Wreckage of a Consolidated B-24D "Liberator" off Jab'u, Arno Atoll
- by Dirk H.R. Spennemann
- Describes the history and current condition of a B-24D-145-CO 'Liberator' bomber (serial ##42-41205) which crash landed on 2 January 1944 in the lagoon off Jab'u, Arno Atoll. The plane belonged to the 98th Bomb Squadron, 11th Bomb Group, VIIthArmy Air Force, then headquartered in Nukufetau, Kiribati. The crew was captured and disappeared in the days of the US assault on Kwajalein in February 1944.
- Adaptive re-use of B-24 parts in the Marshall Islands
- by Dirk H.R. Spennemann
- Discussion of the secondary use of oxygen cylinders recovered from B-24 wrecks during and after World War II.
- Secondary use of artefacts and the development of a new historical context: an example of the jet age
- by Dirk H.R. Spennemann
- This paper outlines the secondary use of external fuel tanks of a 1950s jet fighter aircraft., which can be found throughout the islands of Micronesia. Most of the tanks are now used as water catchments. These drop tanks, are demonstrative of issues of conservation management of cultural resources and the documentation of historical events for which there is no other tangible evidence in the Micronesian region, such as: the early development of military jet aircraft; the military build-up during the Cold War; the US Air Force involvement of the Korean War; the deployment of jet aircraft in Micronesia; and the control of Micronesian waters by the US Navy.
- Investigations of a Grumman TBF "Avenger" aircraft submerged in Majuro Lagoon
- by Dirk H.R. Spennemann
- Description of the wreckage of an American torpedo plane on the bottom of the lagoon of Majuro Atoll.
- A Glossary of U.S. Naval Code Words with reference to the Marshall Islands.
- To Hell and Back: Wake During and After World War II
- by Dirk H.R. Spennemann
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Shot Down over Jaluit in the Marshall Islands.
- by Bob Seedorf
- Eye-witness reminescences of events during WWII.
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The Third Strike Against the Marshall Islands in WWII .
- by Bob Seedorf
- Eye-witness reminescences of events during WWII.
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That Damned Torpedo.
- by Bob Seedorf
- Eye-witness reminescences of events during WWII.
- Losses of U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Vessels in the Marshall Islands during World War II, 7 December 1941-1 October 1945
- Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces in operations against and from the Marshall Islands
- compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann
- Combat Chronology of the US Navy Forces in operations against and from the Marshall Islands
- compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann
- United States Strategic Bombing Survey: Summary Report (Pacific War).
- by United States Strategic Bombing Survey. (1946)
- Summary of the post- World War II evaluation of the efficiency of United Sattes Bombing Programmes on the Japanese bases in the Pacific, the Phillippines and the Japanese homeland.
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