Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B ...
The following day, Japanese forces lost one of the world’s two biggest battleships ... Still, the crew of No. 2 aft gun turret fired off six more shells at the enemy before leaving their ...
At just 17 years old, Joseph Coy left Pittsfield High School to enlist in the Navy, serving on Utah Beach on D-Day and later ...
The Wellington Trust has received a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, enabling the ship to open to more visitors ...
After more than 80 years hidden beneath the waves off Rio de Janeiro, the location of a Brazilian troop transport ship ...
It went on to sink 13 Japanese ships, including one convoy meant to ... of the tremendous sacrifice that submariners in World War II underwent … That’s what museums really are here for.