Summary: The USS Franklin (CV-13), part of the prolific Essex-class aircraft carriers, played a pivotal role in World War II’s Pacific Theater with one mission: create havoc for Japan.

Four local Black men made history as members of the Montford Point Marines, the first Black unit to serve in the Marine Corps ...

Services were held Monday for Gilbert "Gil" Nadeau, who survived kamikaze attacks while serving aboard a Navy landing craft in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Nadeau died Oct. 19 ...

in the Pacific theater of World War II. It was the first major land offensive by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan. It is said the Allies had help defeating the Japanese forces from a ...

They would go on to develop and implement an unbreakable code that was used across the Pacific theater of World War II By James Clark Posted on May 5, 2020 On May 5, 1942, 29 men arrived at ...