[smokingfrog]

Probably one of the most important naval battles of the war.

If you ever get to Fredericksburg, Texas, be sure to check out the Nimitz Museum. (I think they may have changed the name but its the same place.)

Those Brewster Buffalos were a real POS.

[GeronL]

I don’t think I have ever heard of the Brewster Buffalo in all the things I have read about the war.

[GeronL]

lol... Vindicator Dive Bombers were known as “Wind indicators”... lol

[packrat35]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewster_F2A_Buffalo

[Ancesthntr]

I believe that it is called the “Museum of the Pacific War.” Lots of great things to see there, with a heavy concentration on Nimitz himself. A “can’t miss” for WW2 aficionados.

[Fiji Hill]

If you ever get to Fredericksburg, Texas, be sure to check out the Nimitz Museum.

I was there in April. The reason that it is located in Fredericksburg, 1300 miles from the Pacific, is that it is the home of Chester Nimitz, who left the hotel business to become a sailor.

If you're there at mealtime, head for Wheeler's Restaurant, a couple blocks away on Main Street--or Hauptstrasse, as they call it in Fredericksburg--for some barbecue or German sausage washed down with local Pedernales beer.

[Retain Mike]

Been there. Done that. Incredible exibits.