Fast Facts – USS Texas
The USS Texas (BB-35) is one of two New York-class battleships constructed for the U.S. Navy prior to the outbreak of WWI. Commissioned in 1914, the USS Texas was considered one of the most powerful warships at the time.
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The USS Texas (BB-35) is one of two New York-class battleships constructed for the U.S. Navy prior to the outbreak of WWI. Commissioned in 1914, the USS Texas was considered one of the most powerful warships at the time.
John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962.
Sergeant Hannah, the youngest recipient of the VC in WWII.
The TBD-1 Devastator resulted from the US Navy’s desire to equip its growing carrier fleet with new aircraft designs.
Mike Galvin’s history of WA railway employees who lost their lives in the First World War.
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