Facial hair was NOT authorized in the Navy or any other branch of service in WWII. Beards were briefly allowed under ADM Nimitz decades later.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: while technically not authorized, facial hair was certainly worn by men of all services during WWII. In a war zone, there were other, overriding considerations, and few commanders worried about beards.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: while technically not authorized, facial hair was certainly worn by men of all services during WWII. In a war zone, there were other, overriding considerations, and few commanders worried about beards.
The rank insignia worn by the submarine captain is actually that of a US Navy Lieutenant Commander.
CORRECTION: The "captain" of a Naval vessel may hold any number of ranks, and Lieutenant Commander is certainly a reasonable and factual one. "Captain" simply means officer-in-charge, not a specific rank.
CORRECTION: The "captain" of a Naval vessel may hold any number of ranks, and Lieutenant Commander is certainly a reasonable and factual one. "Captain" simply means officer-in-charge, not a specific rank.
When Sam is running the Men of Letters book through translation software, the software says "Translation 87% accurate." Giving a percent accuracy would be impossible without knowing the correct answer.
The German S.S. soldier was wearing three US Iraqi Freedom campaign ribbons on his uniform.
Edith Piaf didn't record "Non, je ne regrette rien" until 1959.
There were no "Midshipmen" on board Navy vessels in WWII. A "Midshipman' is a student at the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD.