In the final weeks of World War II, a Japanese torpedo sank an American heavy cruiser. Only 316 of the 900 sailors who survived the initial attack were ultimately rescued ...

Voris, who died in 2005 at the age of 85, arrived at this history-making assignment with impeccable credentials after ...

These are the best World War II movies of the past eight decades, according to a Military.com survey of U.S. service members ...

Today, launching rockets from ships is commonplace, but one ship from 1945 paved the way for these innovations. Here's the ...

Made out of torpedo shells and pulled by tanks, the improvised infantry tactic saw heavy used during fighting in Italy.

Though he was peppered by shrapnel and severely burned after a kamikaze pilot slammed into his ship, Lt. Richard McCool Jr.

With its rich history of “Seabees” and being home to a prominent Naval base, the town is is now among communities across the ...

Ronald Balson's latest historical novel, 'A Place to Hide,' was inspired by the true story of a Dutch Jewish survivor.

Nursing is more than a career — it’s a calling, one that shapes lives, extends beyond the workplace, and creates bonds that ...

Sir Steve McQueen's Blitz is set to close the New York Film Festival and then open the BFI London Film Festival this year, ...

A group of Wood County elementary students visited a piece of history in Marietta Friday morning. Three classes of fifth ...

Outer Banks Voice The front lines of WWII were on the doorstep of the Outer Banks in 1942. In the first six months of that year, more than 360 Allied ships trying to cross the ...