In the bleak final months of 1942, even the most optimistic US commanders quivered at the thought of the Japanese Navy’s ...

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 ...

In the aftermath of World War II, the U.S. Navy submarine force faced a rapid shift of priorities, away from the tactics that were so successful against Japan to a new type of warfare against the ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard said a new dry dock will support the readiness and lethality of the U.S. Navy's fleet.

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 ...