Jack Glass, USS Enterprise (CV-6) | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans

September 23, 2020

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  The WAVES of the US Navy

  Despite early challenges to women’s place in the Navy, the WAVES’s establishment as a part of the Navy itself, not a corps or auxiliary like the WAACs, was “precedent-breaking.”

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  Wreck of 'Ghost Ship of the Pacific' Found off California Coast

  The USS Stewart, a Clemson-class destroyer, earned the nickname after having the unique distinction of serving under both the American and Imperial Japanese navies during World War II. 

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  The Top 5 Veteran Research Questions: Where to Go and What to Know

  Below are the top five veteran research questions, where to go for further resources, and how to begin your search.

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  National Day of the Deployed: Honoring America’s Deployed Servicemembers

  October 26 marks the National Day of the Deployed. The day honors all servicemembers who have been deployed in the service of the United States. It also honors the sacrifices their families have made during deployments.

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  The Battle of Coral Sea: A Retrospective

  Often overshadowed by the Battle of Midway, the hard-fought carrier naval battle in May 1942 in the waters of the Coral Sea north of Australia marked the end of the phase of Japanese triumphs in the Pacific War and proved to be of strategic significance.

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  Admiral Grace Murray Hopper: When Women Were Computers

  Naval Reserve officer Grace Hopper was a pioneer of computing during World War II, laying the foundation for today’s technology.

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  Recovered and Identified on the USS Oklahoma

  AMM2c Durell Wade made the ultimate sacrifice manning his battlestation on USS Oklahoma during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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  Kaho’olawe: The Pacific’s Battered Bullseye

  Once a bombing range, one Hawaiian island is on the long road back.