USS Houston Dive Report Finalized November 17, 2014 8:46 AM - Updated: November 18, 2014 8:16 AM The U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command has finalized its report on the wreck of USS Houston (CA-30) — a…
Ben Bradlee’s Life in the Navy October 22, 2014 9:08 AM - Updated: October 22, 2014 10:00 AM Ben Bradlee, the former executive editor of The Washington Post, died on Tuesday. He was 93. Bradley was best known…
Reports of Illegal Salvage Prompted Examination of USS Houston Wreck August 25, 2014 1:36 PM - Updated: August 26, 2014 8:22 AM The U.S. Navy’s recognition of a 72-year-old war grave began when an Australian scuba diver plucked a bent trumpet from…
Document: Dive Report on USS Houston August 25, 2014 1:34 PM - Updated: February 13, 2017 10:47 AM The following is a July 25, 2014 report from the Naval History and Heritage Command on the June expedition to…
The ‘Nightmare’ Night USS Houston Went Down August 22, 2014 11:47 AM - Updated: March 1, 2017 3:01 PM The following is a first person account of the 1942 Battles of Java and Sunda Strait. The work was published in…
The Legacy of USS Indianapolis July 30, 2014 7:16 AM - Updated: July 30, 2014 8:04 AM The following is a 1999 article from Proceedings, originally titled: The Sinking of the Indy & Responsibility of Command. The July…
Coast Guard Led 9-11 Water Evacuation Was ‘Bigger Than Dunkirk’ July 23, 2014 1:29 PM - Updated: July 23, 2014 4:32 PM The U.S. Coast Guard led a water evacuation of more than 500,000 people from Manhattan following the Sept. 11, 2001…
Through Japanese Eyes: World War II in Japanese Cinema April 14, 2014 7:50 AM - Updated: April 14, 2014 10:45 AM A film about kamikaze pilots has been playing to packed theaters from Hokkaido to Kyushu since its release in December…
Japanese Soldier Who Surrendered 29 Years After World War II Dies at 91 January 17, 2014 1:28 PM - Updated: January 17, 2014 2:16 PM An Imperial Japanese Army officer who hid on a Philippine island refusing to surrender until 29 years after World War…
Disney Insignia from World War II July 31, 2013 11:35 AM - Updated: August 1, 2013 10:02 AM During World War II, Disney had its artists draw up roughly 1,200 insignias for the U.S. military, many for Naval…