Escort carriers, also known as “Jeep Carriers,” were smaller, lightly armored WWII aircraft carriers built quickly to support ...

Born in West Scranton in 1922, Albert is the oldest of several brothers and sisters, "I lived on 16th Street, 425 16th Avenue ...

The U.S. Navy’s battleships have long been symbols of naval power and versatility, each with a unique and storied history.

The USS Iowa has served the U.S. in its darkest hours. Now, she faces a new set of challenges: combatting the brutal passage ...

Nicknamed the “Tokyo Express” by their opponents, the Japanese “tin cans” acquired the grudging respect of the Americans for ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A Savannah native and service member from World War II received an Arlington Burial on Thursday. Chief ...

A 99-year-old Burnham-On-Sea war veteran has been awarded a prestigious new medal by the Russian government for his brave ...

World War II U.S. Navy Veteran, Joseph McCarron, celebrated his 100th birthday surrounded by friends and loved ones earlier ...

What happens when a Navy captain and a historian walk into a bar? They come out with a hit podcast about the Pacific War.

Like many of the prolonged battles waged during the last year of World War II, the fighting on Iwo Jima resulted in the ...

Boeing beat out Lockheed Martin, its only rival for the contract after Northrop Grumman dropped out last year. Lockheed, which designed the U.S. military’s two fifth-gen fighter jets, now has no piece ...

As the 80th anniversary of the end of Iwo Jima — the infamous World War II battle against the Japanese Army — approaches on ...