USS Wisconsin, one of the most powerful battleships ever built, dominated enemy positions with her massive 16-inch guns.

Decades after World War II, USS Wisconsin and USS Missouri were pulled from retirement, modernized, and sent into action once ...

MANITOWOC – Wisconsin Maritime Museum is hosting Living History Tours on board the USS Cobia. "This unique event invites guests to step back in time and experience life aboard a WWII submarine ...

Harold 'Hal' Todd Jr. served on the USS Lagarto (SS 371) during World War II and frequently wrote letters ... Philippines for its second war patrol. The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is launching ...

Betty Wallschlaeger got an early start. "I was a 6-month baby, and I fit in the palm of (my mother's) hand," she said. "They ...

He also served as Senior Pastor at four churches in Wisconsin. Including Immanual ... Bob Coleman served in the Navy during World War II from 1943-to 1946. He served six months aboard the Destroyer ...

It was the 1940s, and America was hard at work fighting World War II. Working for the telephone ... Wally was at sea for two years on the USS Enterprise, she said. In May 1945, with the war ...

I moved from New York City to Los Angeles. I knew the coasts would be different, but some things really surprised me. I began traveling alone after my 20-year marriage ended. I've seen 21 ...

Sailors from the USS Fort Worth laugh with Navy World War II veteran Elsie “Kitty” Rippin after they surprised her with cake and gift for her 101st birthday on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025 ...

References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women ...

A 1945 photo shows John Bloomer on the USS Denver after its South Pacific service in WWII. Bloomer passed away in 2012.

Early on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, the destroyer USS Ward was patrolling the waters ... but they had just fired the first American shots of World War II. Japanese warplanes began bombing ...