Remarkably, the crew of the USS Barb did sink a Japanese train during World War II—though not with torpedoes. In 1945, under ...

Sept. 2 marks the 75th anniversary of the formal Japanese surrender ceremony that officially brought World War II to an end. Navy veteran William “Bill” Leibold remembers that time well. He had just ...

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During the Second World War, the U.S. Navy referred to its submarines and their crews as “The Silent Service.” Fittingly, the late great historian Clay Blair Jr. – himself a WWII submariner – chose ...

The United States Navy produced scores of fighter aces during World War II in the Pacific, but arguably most unique among them was one airman who, after his flying career was interrupted by enemy ...

MUSKEGON, MI -- Sitting in the Muskegon Lake channel is an 82-year-old piece of World War II history. And you can sleep on it. The USS Silversides is one of the most successful submarines of World War ...

In December 1942, after a year of a raging Pacific war, endless Allied warships arrived for repairs off Sydney Harbor. Some ...

MANITOWOC, Wis. (WBAY) - It’s a floating time capsule along the lakeshore, with a unique link to U.S. history. The building of the Navy’s secret weapons connects Manitowoc to a turning point in World ...

MANITOWOC - A historic, decorated World War II submarine credited with sinking more than a dozen enemy ships and today serving as the feature attraction at a Manitowoc museum is heading to Door County ...