Lieutenant Dan Daspit and his crew aboard USS Tinosa had their target in sight—the Japanese tanker Tonan Maru No. 3—after ...
The Capital Wing of the Commemorative Air Force will offer warbird rides in a World War II TBM Avenger torpedo bomber at Raleigh Executive Jetport on Wednesday, April 16. The TBM Avenger is the ...
Navy pilot John Leppla was credited with shooting down five Japanese aircraft in aerial combat before he was shot down and ...
"He was a legend." Maj. Billy Hall joined the Marine Corps at the tender age of 15, survived hundreds of combat missions, and was awarded a Bronze Star. Hall died at the age of 98 in December.
The TBM Avenger is the largest and heaviest single-engine bomber of World War II, according to Pete Ballard, the Capital Wing ...
Lt. Arthur Preston and his PT boat crews did whatever it took to save a downed Navy airman in the South Pacific.
The forward torpedo room had six torpedo tubes ... show visitors that submarine history encompasses more than just World War II and nuclear vessels. "Very few people understand or know that ...
Among the saddest forgotten stories of Rangers World War II was the saga of Dudley (Red) Garrett. The Toronto-born defenseman ...
The USS Nautilus was the world's first nuclear-powered submarine. It participated in scientific and military operations ...