Escort carriers, also known as “Jeep Carriers,” were smaller, lightly armored WWII aircraft carriers built quickly to support ...

Nicknamed the “Tokyo Express” by their opponents, the Japanese “tin cans” acquired the grudging respect of the Americans for ...

The USS Illinois (BB-65) was planned as an Iowa-class battleship during World War II, embodying the Navy’s reliance on heavily armored “battlewagons.” -Ordered in 1940 and partially built, the ...

Ever wondered how the U.S. brought smaller planes overseas during World War II? It was definitely more tedious work than ...

Missing in Action. Just six weeks before World War II would end, the news came to four U.S. service member Families via ...

In 1933, a Navy Reserve Squadron in New York asked Walt Disney's company to develop an insignia for the military unit. What Disney devised was an image of Mickey Mouse riding a goose, with a Navy ...

The Intrepid Museum unveiled a new permanent exhibition with never-before-seen artifacts from World War II. Visitors are greeted ... history of the legendary aircraft carrier U.S.S. Intrepid ...

(National Archives) World War II was marked by numerous technical advances ... as used in the Solomons campaigns of 1942 to 1943. The naval struggle was generally fought at night, pitting Japanese ...