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War In The Pacific National Historical Park

Type-C Japanese Midget Submarine
  • Type: Place

In front of the T. Stell Newman Visitor Center at War in the Pacific National Historical Park in Guam stands the last Type-C Japanese midget submarine in existence.

Boston National Historical Park

Byron A. Smith
  • Type: Person

Byron A. Smith served in the US Navy during World War II, voluntarily enlisting as an apprentice seaman (AS) in 1943. Prior to serving in the Navy, Smith worked at the Campbell, Wyant and Cannon Foundry Company in Michigan, a company that provided critical contributions to the defense industry. After completing different training schools, Smith was assigned to the USS Cassin Young. Smith was killed when a kamikaze attacked the destroyer.

Boston National Historical Park

Alfred Brunson Wallace
  • Type: Person

After growing up in Gulfport, Mississippi, Alfred Brunson Wallace enrolled in the Military Academy as a midshipman in 1935. Over the course of his career in the United States Navy, Wallace served on five destroyers. During World War II, he fought on both the Atlantic and the Pacific fronts. While serving on the USS Cassin Young, Wallace was killed in action from a kamikaze attack.

Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area

Fort Warren
  • Type: Place

Designed and built from the 1830s to the 1860s, Fort Warren is an extant example of a Third System-era fortification. Over the years, Fort Warren played an important role in the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, and World War II.

Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area

Fort Andrews
  • Type: Place

Constructed at the beginning of the 1900s and active throughout both World Wars, Fort Andrews on Peddocks Island served as a key component of Boston Harbor’s defense system.

Boston National Historical Park

Capt. Cassin Young
  • Type: Person

Cassin Young served as an officer in the United States Navy. After Young's heroic action during the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt awarded him with the Medal of Honor. Killed in action at Guadalcanal, Young was honored as the namesake of the destroyer USS CASSIN YOUNG.

2021 Estuarine Nutrient Enrichment Status Report: George Washington Birthplace NM
  • Type: Article

George Washington Birthplace National Monument (GEWA) is located along the tidal reaches of the Potomac River in Westmoreland County, Virginia. The Potomac shoreline delineates the northern boundary of the monument, where three small sub-basins drain into the Potomac. The largest and most significant estuarine resource is Popes Creek, which has restricted flushing with the Potomac and is closely linked to GEWA resources. The monitoring area covers all tidal portions...

Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site

Irineo Esperancilla
  • Type: Person

Irineo worked with Roosevelt for twelve years as steward or valet from 1933 to 1945, attending to the president’s needs onboard the Sequoia and Potomac, the camp at Shangri-La, the White House, and at Hyde Park. He retired from the U.S. Navy in 1955 after 30 years of service under four presidents. Read more...

NPS Geodiversity Atlas—Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Arizona
  • Type: Article

Sunset Crater Volcano is an especially large and picturesque cinder cone that was formed in an Sub-Plinian volcanic eruption in 1085 CE (common era). The monument preserves the cinder cone and its associated lava flows and volcanic features in the San Francisco Volcanic Field in northern Arizona.

Reginald Fessenden
  • Type: Person

Reginald Fessenden, considered the “Father of Voice Radio”, was a Canadian-born inventor who performed pioneering radio experiments and applied them in ways that are still in use today. In pursuit of a successful system to transmit and receive the human voice using continuous radio waves, Fessenden experimented on Roanoke Island and the surrounding area for eighteen months from 1901-1902.

Saguaro National Park

Sus Picnic Area (West District)
  • Type: Place

State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division

Save America's Treasures Grant - H. L. Hunley Submarine
  • Type: Article

This complex vessel is a Civil War-era engineering marvel, far advanced for its time. H. L. Hunley, fascinates school children and historians alike, is being preserved with assistance from National Park Service grants.

Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area

Controlled Submarine Mines in Boston Harbor
  • Type: Article

Facing advances in military technology and weaponry, the US looked to upgrade coastal defense systems around the turn of the 20th century. In many harbors, controlled submarine mines were installed. Learn about the role of the Boston Harbor Islands in monitoring the controlled submarine mine system during the World Wars.

Manhattan Project National Historical Park

Manhattan Project Leaders: Vannevar Bush
  • Type: Person

Although Vannevar Bush is not a well-known figure related to the Manhattan Project, Hans Bethe said of him that he was the leader of American scientific work in support of the Allied war effort. In 1940 he proposed and became chairman of the National Defense Research Committee, NDRC, to coordinate defense-related research. It was later subsumed into the Office of Scientific Research and Development, directed by Bush.

Joshua Tree National Park

Mi Parque Mi Historia: Xochitl Lopez
  • Type: Article

Nos dedicamos a resaltar y compartir el rico trasfondo y las diversas experiencias de algunos de nuestros guardabosques de parques nacionales. Al sumergirnos en sus historias, buscamos proporcionar a nuestra comunidad de visitantes del parque más que solo información; aspiramos a fomentar una comprensión más profunda e inspirar conexiones.

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site

Michael Dunegan
  • Type: Person

Michael Dunegan was a sub-contractor when the Allegheny Portage Railroad was being built and later worked at the foot of Inclined Plane No. 5 as a foreman.

Boston National Historical Park

Eugene Addison Renner
  • Type: Person

Eugene Addison Renner served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, enlisting in 1942 at age 17. He served on the USS Elliot before joining the crew of the USS Cassin Young as a fireman. Renner was killed in action during a kamikaze attack on the USS Cassin Young.

Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Battery Yates
  • Type: Place

Compared to other batteries in the region, Battery Yates held relatively small, 3-inch diameter rapid fire rifles, used to protect the bay entrance. In the event of a foreign attack, its guns could fire up to 30 shots per minute at fast moving enemy torpedo boats. During World War II, the guns protected an anti-submarine net that spanned the entrance to the bay.

Aleutian Islands World War II National Historic Area

Japanese Occupation Site National Historic Landmark
  • Type: Place

World War II came to Alaska with the Japanese bombing of Dutch Harbor and the invasion of Attu and Kiska islands in 1942. The Japanese Occupation Site is one of eight historic landmarks that commemorate World War II in Alaska.

Acadia National Park

Essential Acadia: Spanish
  • Type: Article

Bienvenido al Parque Nacional Acadia, la joya de la corona de la costa del Atlántico Norte. Obtenga más información sobre el parque y haga planes para su visita en nps.gov/acadia.