WWII tributes would not be complete without recognizing the US Navy, all its Sailors and Airmen, the magnitude of their missions, their personal sacrifices, and their devotion to duty.
	After sustaining massive losses at Pearl Harbor, the US Navy recovered and engaged in sea battles and eventually gained control of the oceans. While under fire they took ground forces to the battlegrounds, ferried these Soldiers and Marines to shore, and delivered the mail, food, fuel, and ordnance over thousands of miles, and rescued downed flyers. They  protected troops en-route, sank enemy attack and supply ships,  and submarines, cleared beaches, shot down enemy bombers, shelled enemy positions from offshore, and carried the wounded back home. They also delivered parts of the atomic bombs.	It is true the war was won by the joint effort of millions of men and women in the service and millions of civilians in factories and volunteers of our country, and all deserve credit. We Deadeyes honor the valiant and crucial service of the US Navy during WWII.
Click Seal to Link US Navy Oral History-Battle for Okinawa Recollections of Commander Frederick Julian Becton, USN, Commanding Officer of the destroyer USS Laffey which, despite being struck by eight Japanese suicide aircraft did not sink.