Summary: The USS Lexington (CV-16), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, played a crucial role in World War II after being commissioned in 1943. Initially named Cabot, it was renamed to honor the sunk USS ...
Summary: The USS Lexington (CV-16), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, served in major WWII engagements and earned the nickname “The Blue Ghost.” -Commissioned in 1943, it supported operations in the ...
The USS Lexington has a long and distinguished history of service to country and community. And on Saturday, a Texas historical marker dedication will add to that list. The Nueces County Historical ...
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Carson Manning began volunteering at the USS Lexington Museum in 2021. Last year, he discovered a lack of any memorial recognizing the victims of a torpedo attack in 1943. On ...
The Essex-class aircraft carrier came about during World War II and was one of the first class of carriers to be outfitted ...
History was made on the flight deck that day when she became the first female U.S. Navy aviator to carrier-qualify in a jet. Now, that history is seen by everyone who takes the lower decks tour aboard ...
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Oct. 30, 1922 – Dec. 6, 2010 Philmore Fisher, aka “Old Fish,” was born on Oct. 30, 1922. He was raised on a farm outside of Catskill, N.Y. Phil served in the Navy as an aviation machinist mate aboard ...
Jack W. Gradolph of Niceville, FL passed away peacefully with family by his side on January 28, 2024 at age 97. He was born on November 10, 1926 in Fort Pierce Florida. In 1944, Jack enlisted in the ...