“Aboard the USS Fall River (CA-131), Bikini Atoll, 5 Jul 1946 – Given the serious nature of Test Able on 1 July, there were no Fourth of July fireworks at Bikini. However, the radio room was abuzz with news about a different type of explosion. “On 5 July in Paris, the two-piece bikini swimsuit was…
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Bikini Atoll, 24 June 1946 – All men not required below deck were ordered on deck for a dress rehearsal for Test Able on 1 July, the first postwar bomb dropped from the air since Hiroshima and Nagasaki the year before. The rehearsal was code-named Queen Day. There would be a similar dress rehearsal a…
Dress Rehearsal for a Bomb Before Tests Able and Baker, there was a full dress rehearsal, each with its own code name: Queen Day, 24 June, for Able; William Day, 19 July, for Baker. Officers and crew aboard the USS Fall River (CA-131) were given the following orders: Bill McGee’s Letter Home (Maybe His Last)…
On June 5, 1944, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower gave the final order for D-Day, the June 6 landing of the Allied Forces on the beaches of Normandy. Eisenhower famously said, “Let’s go.” Or he said, “OK, let’s go.” Or he said, “Ok, we’ll go.” Historians still debate the exact wording today. In 1994, Bill was…
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Veterans Remembering Veterans World War II veterans Bill “Mac” McGee (left) and Larry “Salty” Trueax (right) lay a wreath in the water from the deck of the USS Massachusetts. Memorial Day 1997, Battleship Cove, Massachusetts (Photo Sandra V. McGee) May is Military Appreciation Month Throughout the month, several military holidays pay tribute to present and…
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Another Divorce Ranch Moment by Bill McGee RENO, DECEMBER 17, 1947 – The big news in town was Preview Night at the Hotel Mapes, the new hotel with its prime location at 10 North Virginia Street, across the street from the Riverside Hotel and Truckee River. At twelve stories high, the Mapes was…
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Thanks to Rev. Michael Gatton, former Chaplain for the USS LCI (Landing Craft, Infantry) National Association, for permission to share his impressive remarks honoring the Greatest Generation. 7 LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE GREATEST GENERATION Remarks from Chaplain Mike Gatton USS LCI National Association Annual Reunion 2011, Nashville, TN EVERY GENERATION LEAVES A LEGACY OF…