After they were decommissioned, Jim went on to four ammunition ships. He was a plank owner of the USS Kiska, then on to Mt. Hood, USS Kilauea and retired off the USS Flint as Chief Warrant Officer ...
With the Battle of Midway raging in the Pacific in June 1942, Japanese forces 2,500 miles to the north were seizing control ...
Navy mess steward Charles Jackson French’s valor won him widespread acclaim as one of the true heroes of World War II. But ...
In Kwame Alexander’s new verse novel and Karen L. Swanson’s nonfiction picture book, Black girls pursue their dreams of playing big-league baseball. By Abby McGanney Nolan How do you explain ...
The fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that entertained and enlightened us This project is led by Lucy Feldman and Annabel Gutterman, with writing by Judy Berman, Shannon Carlin, Eliana Dockterman ...
But for now, on July 28, 1945, the Indianapolis was sailing from Guam, without an escort, to meet the USS Idaho in the Philippines ... the sailors played cards and read books; some spoke ...
By J. D. Biersdorfer Our critic on new books by Stephanie Wrobel, Lawrence Robbins and Hildur Knútsdóttir. By Sarah Lyall A graphic tribute to the British novelist who documented the blight ...
A team of investigators says they have found the wreck of the USS Stewart, a U.S. Navy destroyer that served under both American and Japanese flags during World War II before it was deliberately ...
The USS Missouri, an iconic Iowa-class battleship, played a pivotal role in U.S. naval history, serving in World War II, the Korean War, and the Gulf War. Notably, Japan's official surrender in ...
Summary and Key Points: The USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is heading back to San Diego after an extended deployment in the ...
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) off the coast of Virginia Beach, Va., on Sept. 23, 2024. Photo via X WarshipCam USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) departed on Monday from Naval Station Norfolk, Va.
The only U.S. Navy oil replenishment ship serving the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, deployed in the Middle East in support of Israel amid its ongoing war with Hamas and soaring tension ...