The dockside service will honor the 575 crewmen of the Mare Island submarines lost during WWII, including USS Wahoo and USS ...

These aircraft’s versatility made them invaluable for civilian and military operations. During World War II, flying boats reached their zenith. Military forces worldwide relied heavily on these ...

Higgins manufactured more than 20,000 boats during his decades-long ... was relatively new to building military hardware when World War II began, but he had a long record of entrepreneurship ...

It was the first time he landed troops on an enemy-held island in World War II. Unscathed, he went on to make five more ...

The fate of a WW2 bomber navigator who was missing presumed ... was hit by anti-aircraft guns fired from the deck of a German U-boat in the Bay of Biscay. Mr Fisher's son, Allan, 88, has spent ...

The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era American military aircraft ranges from propeller-driven trainers, fighters, flying boats, and bombers to the nation’s first generation of jet-powered ...

John Ford ("The Grapes of Wrath"), a Navy Reserve commander during WWII, directed. Authentic WWII equipment was used in filming, including PT and Higgins boats. "The music was wonderful and the ...

Arthur Murray Preston ’31, a US Navy Lieutenant, who served as a World War II Torpedo Boat Commander (PT Boat). Richard H.

Military officials said rescuers "battled" currents and winds that pushed life rafts and sea boats towards the reefs, and swells made rescue efforts "challenging". Officials said the area had not ...