An 18-year-old Navy seaman who was killed aboard a U.S. destroyer during World War II has been accounted for more than 80 years after his death, military officials said Tuesday. U.S. Navy Reserve ...

Scores of Latvian sailors who defied Soviet occupiers to join U.S. Atlantic convoys during World War II were honored for the first time Thursday. The 163 men were aboard eight Latvian freighters that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. George the Cat enlisted aboard the USS North Carolina Sailors in World War II, like most sailors across time, enjoyed having a few ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — It’s been 80 years since a World War II sailor from Knoxville was killed when his ship was attacked. There was no funeral since his remains were lost at sea. Now, a member of ...

DETROIT — The remains of a U.S. Navy sailor killed in World War II have been identified after 80 years of being listed as "Missing in Action," the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced ...

Michigan members of Congress, veterans groups and others are continuing to fight for the first Black sailor to win the Navy Cross to now be awarded the nation's highest honor for valor, the Medal of ...

It’s a confounding mystery of World War II: What happened to the 136 missing sailors from the explosion and sinking of the USS Turner? The ship went down while anchored near New York Harbor in 1944, ...

In February 1983, the SS Marine Electric, a cargo ship originally built during World War II, sank during a powerful winter storm off the coast of Virginia. The aging vessel had long been criticized ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Thursday, August 14, marks the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, when President Harry Truman announced Japan’s intention to surrender. While the day for some in East Tennessee ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the USNS Harvey Milk will be renamed after a World War II sailor who received the Medal of Honor, stripping the ship of the name ...