After World War II, the USS Texas was decommissioned and placed in reserve in Maryland. In 1947 the State Legislature formed the Battleship Texas Commission. Since then it has served as a careful ...

The USS Edsall was overpowered by a Japanese fleet in the Indian Ocean but fought valiantly to the end, the U.S. Navy said.

The discovery, announced Monday, has revealed the resting place of more than 200 servicemen who died three months after the ...

Queen Elizabeth was a military truck driver during World War II, while "Golden Girl" Bea Arthur was a staff sergeant for the ...

The Nov. 16 celebration is also themed “Techs On Deck” to encourage youth toward choosing science and technology careers.

Harriet Tubman was posthumously awarded the rank of brigadier general of the Maryland National Guard on Monday in recognition ...

USS Oriskany is the largest military vessel to be purposely sunk for use as a reef, but it is just one of many retired World War II vessels to meet such a fate. A dozen Liberty Ships – built to ...

The USS Grayback and its 80 crew members disappeared in 1944 when it was attacked by a Japanese aircraft. An underwater exploration project found the submarine off the coast of Okinawa ...

Nov. 13—CUMBERLAND — In observance of the downtown redevelopment project, 12 students in Brian White's historical research methods class at Allegany High School created a project that focuses on ...

HONOLULU--When Japanese bombs began falling on Pearl Harbor, U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class David Russell first sought refuge below deck on the USS Oklahoma ... U.S. into World War II.

A team of U.S. employees at Hachette wrote an open letter to management in protest over a new conservative book imprint ...