Patrol torpedo boat PT-109 was built by the Electric Launch Company, now known as Elco Motor Yachts, headquartered in Bayonne, New Jersey. It was laid down on March 3, 1942, launched on June 20, 1942, ...

While an investigation is ongoing, the U.S. Navy has released a photo captured in the aftermath of the collision with the ...

Submarines came to the forefront of military navies with the advent of WWI, as Germany's dangerous U-boats proved a ...

WWII era Philippine Mars stops in Alameda <a ...

A World War II-era flying boat made a stop in the Bay Area on Sunday as part of a highly anticipated trip to its new home: an aviation museum in Arizona. The Philippine Mars, a cargo ...

The First Reformed Church of Schenectady hosted the 60th annual Four Chaplains Memorial Service and Brotherhood Award ...

Curtis Arnall was raised a cowpuncher in Cheyenne but became famous as the voice of Buck Rogers during the 1930s. The Wyoming ...

Organizers of the region’s biannual Chapel of Four Chaplains ceremonies, honoring four religious leaders who sacrificed their lives when an American transport ship was torpedoed and sunk during World ...

A German U-boat sunk the USAT Dorchester on Feb. 3, 1943, in the North Atlantic Ocean, killing 672 of the 902 servicemen, ...

Feb. 3 is the 82nd anniversary of the sinking of the USAT Dorchester in the north Atlantic Ocean by a German U-boat.

Brazil was the only South American country to send troops overseas in World War II. Throughout the Battle of the Atlantic, German U-boats patrolled Brazil’s coast, sinking some 34 vessels and ...