During WWII, the U.S. Departments of War and Navy issued press releases to local newspapers that highlighted the service and ...

It was February 25, 1942, two and a half months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the U.S. Navy had given the island’s ...

In his proclamation for St. Clair’s 175th anniversary, Mayor Richard E. Tomko made reference to the town’s residents who made ...

The Pearl Harbor Avenger Portsmouth Naval Shipyard got orders to build new submarines on December 15, 1941, just eight days ...

During the Battle of Tassafaronga, the USS New Orleans was struck by a Japanese torpedo that detonated its forward magazines, ...

Louisiana U.S. Marine Harry LeBert, who was killed in action during the pivotal Battle of Saipan, was finally buried in home soil after 81 years.

Lodi resident Frank Wright reached a milestone today as he turned 100, and to celebrate, he asked people from all over the country to send birthday cards. He set a goal to receive 100,000, and as of ...

"That was the only time in my life he ever gave any real details, and I was in my 40s and had already done eight years of ...

A collection of items from World War II sailor Charles Bonness was headed to the dump. After being saved, they are now part ...

New Orleans, with its strong maritime traditions, is sometimes considered a "Navy town," but the city's Army roots are equal ...

William Edward Gise was born on Feb. 23, 1912, in Los Angeles. After completing high school, he attended the University of ...

The sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis is widely known as a shark story—but the truth is much more horrifying.