1 Feb 1938

Photo(s) dated 1 Feb 1938
HMS Apollo at Miami, Florida, United States, 1 Feb 1938
17 Jun 1942

United States
  • The US Navy Gulf Sea Frontier (GULFSEAFRON) headquarters was moved from Key West to Miami, both of which were in Florida, United States. ww2dbase [Miami, Florida | CPC]
7 Jul 1942

United States
  • German submarine U-571 sank British ship Umtata, in tow by US tug Edmund J. Moran, 10 miles off Miami, Florida, United States at 0900 hours; all 92 aboard survived. ww2dbase [Second Happy Time | Miami, Florida | CPC]
9 Apr 1943

Photo(s) dated 9 Apr 1943
Lieutenant Walter A. Haas in the cockpit of a F2A Buffalo aircraft, Naval Air Station Miami, Florida, United States, 9 Apr 1943US Navy ordnanceman loading .50 caliber ammunition for a F2A Buffalo fighter, Naval Air Station Miami, Florida, United States, 9 Apr 1943

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