The total conflict of the Second World War saw battles on land, in the sky, and at sea. These are just a few Navy ships that ...

Charles Jackson French, a WWII Navy hero, will have a destroyer named after him. He saved 15 men from shark-infested waters in 1942.

Downtown Norfolk should be considered for the future home of the Navy Museum, Norfolk Historical Society board member Michael ...

On the humid night of August 21, 1942, American Marines on Guadalcanal uncover detailed Japanese plans to retake Henderson Field. As they prepare for the looming assault, the stakes rise, intelligence ...

Wall St. Insights Japan occupied all or part of over 20 countries during World War II. The U.S. and its allies liberated many ...

America250PA last week dedicated a custom-designed bell sculpture outside the former Tacony home of World War II hero Al ...

The 1942 Battle of Santa Cruz, a key naval clash during the Guadalcanal campaign, was a turning point in the Pacific Theater of World War II. As U.S. and Japanese forces fought for control of the ...

Charles Jackson French with his sister, Viola, at a Creighton University football game on Oct. 31, 1942, at which he was honored. French towed a raft loaded with his wounded shipmates through ...

Modern-day Marines paid tribute this month at the site where their predecessors launched the first major U.S. ground offensive against Imperial Japan in World War II. Members of Marine Rotational ...

On Nov. 30, 1942, the USS New Orleans was in the middle of a pitched battle off of Guadalcanal. A Japanese torpedo scored a direct hit on the bow of the U.S. Navy cruiser. The blast ignited the ship’s ...