USS Fort Worth sailors honor WWII vet on her 101st birthday
The crew of the USS Fort Worth gathered Monday to celebrate the milestone birthday of Elsie “Kitty” Rippin, a World War II ...
Here are the names of the 6 new Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers that are poised to lead the US Navy until 2100
Two new aircraft carriers are being named after Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, continuing the Navy convention of naming ...
The last Pearl Harbor survivor from Fresno has died. ‘He exemplified that generation’
William Henry Pratt was 19 and served on the USS Nevada during the 1941 attack. His brother Basil Pratt was also on the ship and survived.
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See inside a WWII-era U-boat, the only submarine that the US Navy captured intact and towed home
In 1944, a US Navy task group hunted ... German intelligence was vital during WWII, making recovery efforts for the sinking U-boat a top priority for the Navy task group. German Capt.
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Sailor who survived 1941 Pearl Harbor attack in battleship’s belly dies at age 103
William Henry Pratt, who survived both the 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and a series of dangerous patrols aboard a ...
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That Time US Navy and North Korean Sailors Teamed Up to Battle Somali Pirates
The combination was enough to retake the ship and get its sailors ... While the United States isn't specifically required to help North Korea, an important part of the U.S. Navy's ongoing mission ...
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USS Fort Worth sailors honor WWII Navy veteran on her 101st birthday
Sailors from the USS Fort Worth laugh with Navy World War II veteran Elsie Kitty Rippin after they surprised her with cake ...
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See inside a WWII-era U-boat, the only submarine that the US Navy captured intact and towed home
Over eight decades ago, the US Navy made the historic capture of a Nazi U-boat during World War II. A treasure trove of vital German intelligence, the submarine's capture was top-secret. See inside ...