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The USS Becuna began her life hunting Japanese ships in 1944. Now she spends her days teaching visitors about submarine ...
By Sarah Gray/Managing Editor “December 7th could never happen, just like 9/11 could never happen.” Dorinda Makanaonalani ...
On Monday, April 28, a ceremony to honor the 81st anniversary of "Exercise Tiger" will be held in Audrain County.
The Missouri's captain ordered a military ... Kamikaze sank their first ship on Oct. 25, 1944, when a navy Zero pilot smashed into the USS St. Lo in the Philippine Sea while carrying a pair ...
Since I do the military write-ups for the County Museum, I’m always looking for the pictures of those who died during a war. Sometimes, I have added a military write-up featuring the grave marker of a ...
Missouri State senior football player Todric McGee died early Saturday from what police believe was a "possible accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound." A spokesperson for the Springfield ...
NORFOLK, Va. — USS Iowa veterans gathered at Naval Station Norfolk Saturday morning for their annual tribute to their fallen fellow sailors on the battleship. One by one, the names of the 47 ...
Marshmallow Peeps are the most popular Easter candy, including in Missouri, based on Google searches. Chocolate or peanut butter eggs, jelly beans and candy-coated eggs are also among the top ...
When the USS Missouri was laid down in 1941, tensions in the Pacific were nearly about to peak. Notably, the Mighty Mo was the final battleship to be commissioned by the U.S. Navy. During its ...
On April 11, 1945, Flight Petty Officer 2nd Class Setsuo Ishino, age 19, took off from Kanoya Air Base in Japan’s Kago­shima prefecture. He was piloting a Zero fighter carrying a 500-kilogram ...
The Missouri's captain ordered a military burial at ... Kamikaze sank their first ship on Oct. 25, 1944, when a navy Zero pilot smashed into the USS St. Lo in the Philippine Sea while carrying a pair ...