Wilfred "Jasper" Holmes, a U.S. Naval officer, personally sent expensive scotch to any U.S. skipper who sank a ship of the ...
Neil Frye, who was 20 years old when he was killed, was a mess attendant on the USS West Virginia when it was attacked at ...
The USS Nevada served in World War I and World War II and sat off Bikini Atoll in July 1946 during atomic bomb tests, ...
A World War II Navy veteran from Cape Cod and the oldest surviving veteran of Pearl Harbor was honored Wednesday at his 105th ...
World War II saw the introduction of countless new and innovative forms of firepower. Discover the coolest facts about ...
Rick Shiomi’s new play “Secret Warriors,” now running at the History Theatre in St. Paul, explores the overlooked ...
After his plane was shot down, Glenn H. Hodak was sent to a military prison in Tokyo, where he was killed by U.S. firebombing ...
The National World War II Museum expands yet again with the groundbreaking of the new Floyd Pavilion, which will be used to ...
Johnson enlisted in the U.S. Navy in Boston at the age of 19. Once enlisted, he served aboard the U.S.S. St. Louis, which ...
Nicknamed the “Tokyo Express” by their opponents, the Japanese “tin cans” acquired the grudging respect of the Americans for ...
The remains of a World War II sailor who was killed at Pearl Harbor while serving on the USS West Virginia will be returning ...
(WFXT) – A special celebration was held in Massachusetts as a World War II veteran turned 105 ... an important role during the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Johnson was celebrated ...