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USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG-29)
USS ''Stephen W. Groves'' (FFG-29), twenty-first ship of the of guided missile frigates, was named for Ensign Stephen W. Groves (1917–1942), a naval aviator who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism at the Battle of Midway during World War II. Namesake Stephen William Groves was born on 29 January 1917 in Millinocket, Maine. He graduated from Schenck High School in East Millinocket, Maine, and received a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Maine in 1939. He joined the U.S. Navy in December 1940 and was commissioned in August 1941. He joined the aircraft carrier in December 1941. During the Battle of Midway, took off nine times from , his was one of six American fighters that fought off a vastly superior Japanese force that was trying to finish off the damaged carrier on 4 June 1942. The U.S. fighters were credited with shooting down 14 Japanese planes and causing six others to retreat. Groves was declared missing and presumed dead on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Navy 080713-N-1082Z-027 The Guided-missile Frigate USS Stephen W
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
