Connecticut in World War 1

Exhibits to show the impact of the great war, both on the home front and in France (1917 - 1919). During World War 1 the Battleship U.S.S. Connecticut remained in home waters, of York River, Virginia. More than 1,000 trainees—midshipmen and gun crews for merchant ships—took part in exercises on her while she sailed in Chesapeake Bay and off the Virginia Capes. The Battleship wa...
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