A Military Minute in History
USS Wichita CA-45 Heavy Cruiser
9/10/2025 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Tom provides the history of a vessel named for Wichita and its impressive WWII service record.
Tom provides the history of a vessel named for Wichita and its impressive WWII service record.
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A Military Minute in History is a local public television program presented by PBS Kansas Channel 8
A Military Minute in History
USS Wichita CA-45 Heavy Cruiser
9/10/2025 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Tom provides the history of a vessel named for Wichita and its impressive WWII service record.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipOn the banks of the Arkansa River in Veterans Memorial Park is the stone memorial and plaque honoring the crew and Heavy Cruiser USS Wichita, CA-45 from World War II.
Wichita was built in a class all of its own.
It was built on the Brooklyn class light cruiser hull and modified with heavy cruiser guns to give it a heavy cruiser classification.
Wichita saw heavy action in bot Atlantic and Pacific theaters.
After Japan surrendered, Wichita served as part of the occupation force under Operation Magic Carpet.
Wichita returned to the US in 1947 and was sold for scrap in 1959.
Wichita was awarded 13 battle stars for her service in World War II.
That' the Military Minute in History.
I'm Tom Zwemke for PBS Kansas.
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