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A torpedoed US Navy ship escaped the Pacific in reverse, using coconut logs. Its sunken bow has just been found
The bow of a US Navy cruiser damaged in a World War II battle in the Pacific has shone new light on one of the most ...
Mystery on Pacific seafloor proves to be part of daring WWII saga, US Navy says
A mysterious object spotted on the South Pacific seafloor has been identified as the bow of a torpedoed World War II ship ...
Severed bow of famed U.S. ship torpedoed in WWII found on Pacific seafloor
A Japanese torpedo slammed into the USS New Orleans in 1942, tearing off nearly one-third of the ship and killing over 180 ...
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USS New Orleans lost its bow in WWII but kept fighting. Now the wreckage has been found.
The USS New Orleans was at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and responded to the Japanese air attack. Later, the vessel pulled ...
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World War II tanks, aircraft and history come alive at Hudson museum on July 12–13
The American Heritage Museum in Hudson will host a World War II Pacific Theater reenactment on July 12 and July 13.
WWII Marine Raider who fought at Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal wants cards for 100th birthday
He joined the Marines at 16, served as a Raider, and fought at Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal in World War II. Now, he just wants ...
Shipwreck fragment linked to one of WWII’s strangest rescue tales
During the Battle of Tassafaronga, the USS New Orleans was struck by a Japanese torpedo that detonated its forward magazines, killing 182 men and ripping away a large forward section of the cruiser.