U.S.S. Nashville Memorial - Nashville, Tennessee
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 36° 09.879 W 086° 47.002
16S E 519483 N 4002232
Plaque honoring the officers and men who served on the U.S.S. Nashville, a World War II cruiser. The plaque is located in Memorial Plaza in downtown Nashville, Tennessee.
Waymark Code: WMGH8E
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 03/06/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member iconions
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The USS Nashville (CL-43)

The Second Ship Of The U.S. Fleet To Bear The Name
Launched 2 October 1937    Commissioned 6 June 1938

World War II Record


Atlantic Area 

Aug. 1941 to Dec. 7, 1941   Neutrality Patrol Central Atlantic
Dec. 14, 1941   Convoy to Iceland

Pacific Area

April 1942 Doolittle Raid On Tokyo, Japan
Aug-Sept 1942 Bombard Kiska - Land Troops On Adak, Aleutian Island
Jan 1943 Bombard Munda Airfield - Kolommbangara, Soloman Islands
May 1943 Bombard Kolombangara, Soloman Islands
Aug - Oct 1943 Marcus Island Raid - Wake Island Raid
Nov - Dec 1943 Support Bougainville - Cape Glouster Landings
Feb 1944 Bombard Admiralty Islands
Mar 1944 Bombard Hauwei Island, Admiralty Islands
April 1944 Bombard Humboldt Bay - Tanah Merah Bay - Aitape, New Guinea
   Gen MacArthur Embarked On All Three Missions
May 1944 Bombard Wakde Sawar - Biak, New Guinea
June 1944 Air Attack Off Biak
Sept 1944 Bombard Galela Bay, Halmahera
Oct 1944 Support Leyte Landings, Gen MacArthur Embarked
Dec 1944 Support Mindoro Landing - Damaged By Kamikazi Plane
June 1945 Bombard Brunei Bay - Balikapan, Borneo
Sept 1945 First U.S. Cruiser To Enter Gangtze River After World War II

"People Of The Philippines: I Have Returned, The Hour Of Your Redemption Is Here"
- Broadcast By Gen. MacArthur On Landing From The USS Nashville, 20 Oct. 1944

In Memory Of The Officers And Men Of The Ship's Company, Marine Detachment And
Aviation Unit That Made The Supreme Sacrifice That We May Not Be Slaves To Tyranny.

Presented To: The People Of Tennessee June 1983, By The Officers And Men
Who Served Aboard The USS Nashville (CL-43) During World War II.

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Type of memorial: Plaque

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