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What was the only U S Battle Ship to be present aat both the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, l941 and at the Day invasion on June 6, 1944?
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#14839. Asked by Maggie. (Dec 07 01 12:30 AM)
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USS Nevada was the only battleship to get underway on Dec.7, 1941 but was attacked and damaged.The the Nevada was beached, later salvaged and returned to action in support of the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944. It also fought at Iwo Jima and was used as a target ship for the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in 1946. USS NEVADA AT BOTH PEARL HARBOR AND NORMANDY ON JUNE 6, 1944.
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