Santos Jimenez registered for military service on his 18th birthday, Oct. 11, 1943, and participated in the invasion of Iwo ...

In the wake of World War 2, the United States emerged as an industrial powerhouse after supplying its own military and its ...

He stepped up when his country called upon him to fight in World War II, and now his family and community have rallied to ...

Neel Kearby became a hardcore “believer” in the P-47 and devoted himself to developing a doctrine for making the most of the ...

From the lantern shortage of 1943 to the recruitment of women codebreakers from the Seven Sisters, learn how World War II ...

Admiral Andrew Cunningham steered HMS Warspite straight into the lion’s den, gunning to corner the Italian Royal Navy in a ...

The Navy’s Disappearing Fleet When World War II ended in 1945, the U.S. Navy was the most powerful maritime force in his ...

A “protection force” was authorized by Congress in July to guard Mare Island and other Navy shore establishments. That ...

Roger was one of the first words for "R" in early aviation phonetic alphabets and came to mean "message received." ...

Everyday we see the greatest generation fade further away as the few remaining World War 2 veterans reach the end of their ...

The first USS Utah was lost in the attack on Pearl Harbor, and no other ship was named for the Copper State until Saturday’s ...

WSBT 22 is saluting our unsung heroes. Tonight, we honor Petty Officer Third Class Andrew Elko of Michigan City.Elko served ...