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July 30, 2022 2005-01-16T07:15:04-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/34a/20050116071556002_hd.jpgThe USS Portland was one of the few American gunships remaining after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. The U.S. Navy relied heavily on the Portland, nicknamed Sweet Pea, in the turning point battles of Midway, Guadalcanal, and Coral Sea in 1942. Author William Thomas Generous explains the contributions of Sweet Pea to the War in the Pacific.
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July 30, 2022 2005-01-16T07:15:04-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/34a/20050116071556002_hd.jpgThe USS Portland was one of the few American gunships remaining after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. The U.S. Navy relied heavily on the Portland, nicknamed Sweet Pea, in the turning point battles of Midway, Guadalcanal, and Coral Sea in 1942. Author William Thomas Generous explains the contributions of Sweet Pea to the War in the Pacific.
The USS Portland was one of the few American gunships remaining after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. The U.S. Navy relied hea… read more
The USS Portland was one of the few American gunships remaining after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. The U.S. Navy relied heavily on the Portland, nicknamed Sweet Pea, in the turning point battles of Midway, Guadalcanal, and Coral Sea in 1942.
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