The Actress and The Bishop

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26 October 2006

The Second World War

There were a number of questions sent to me regarding WWII.
1) What are the names of the 4 Japanese aircraft carriers sunk at the Battle
of Midway?
Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Hiryu
Sources :The Oxford Companion to World War II. I.C.B. Dear, ed.
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1995. and
Imperial Japanese Navy Webpage
2) What was the one-word answer the American General gave to the
German General when asked by the Germans to surrender the town
of Bastogne?
“Nuts!”
Source : The Oxford Companion to World War II. I.C.B. Dear, ed.
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1995.

3) What year was the battleship Missouri commissioned?
June, 1944
Re-commissioned 10 May 1986
Source : Battleship Missouri Memorial and Schroeder,
Richard E., Missouri at Sea. Columbia, MO : University of
Missouri Press, 2004

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