Image from the Paul Allen-led expedition that found the wreck of USS Indianapolis.
As news spread over the weekend about the discovery of USS Indianapolis (CA-35), the World War II cruiser lost in the war’s waning days, emotions of anyone associated with the ship ranged from joy, to relief, to consternation. Read More
USS Indianapolis in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 1937. US Navy Photo
Seventy-two years after two torpedoes fired from a Japanese submarine sank cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35), the ship’s wreckage was found resting on the seafloor on Saturday – more than 18,000 feet below the Pacific Ocean’s surface. Read More
On Aug. 16, 1942, U.S. Navy anti-submarine blimp L-8 left Treasure Island, Calif. on a patrol to hunt for Japanese submarines. It returned to shore hours later with the crew missing and no sign of what happened to them. Read More
On Aug. 8, 1942, six Nazi saboteurs who had landed in New York and Florida to wage a campaign of terror were executed and buried in a secret cemetery in Washington, D.C. A mysterious memorial was later found near their grave site. Read More
USS Houston (CA-30) in 1934. US Navy Photo
A new sonar survey has found the World War II wreck of cruiser USS Houston (CA-30) mostly undisturbed, while the status of nearby wreck of Australian warship HMAS Perth is less clear, according to information from the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command provided to USNI News. Read More
Andrew Garfield as Medal of Honor recipient Desmond Doss in the new film Hacksaw Ridge. Lionsgate Photo
CORRECTION: A previous version of this post incorrectly stated the number of U.S. service members who were awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle of Okinawa. Twenty-four service members were awarded the Medal of Honor following the battle — 13 posthumously.
The Battle of Okinawa has been referred to as a “meat grinder” because of the carnage that took place during the three months of savage fighting between Japanese and U.S. led allied forces in 1945. Read More
The following is Sept. 2, 1945 footage of the Japanese World War II surrender on USS Missouri (BB-63) filmed by Cmdr. George F. Kosco and preserved to the Naval History and Heritage Command. Read More
USS Indianapolis in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 1937. US Navy Photo
More than 70 years after the cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was sunk, a new clue discovered by a Navy researcher could give expeditions hunting for the missing ship a better location to look, the service said this week. Read More
The remains of the missing Grumman TBM-1C Avenger. Photo Courtesy of Scripps Institution of Oceanography
For 72 years, it was missing in action. The Navy torpedo bomber rested on the sandy bottom off Palau’s coast, its fuselage violently broken from anti-aircraft fire amid heavy fighting of World War II. Read More
French fighters leave for strikes against ISIS targets in Syria on Nov. 15, 2015. French Ministry of Defense Photo
The desire for some expressive use of military power to release pent-up anger in France and the Western world in response to the latest terrorist attack in Paris is reaching a new level. France responded with strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS, ISIL and also called Daesh) targets over the weekend. Read More
