SWEETWATER COUNTY -- From America’s entry into World War II in December of 1941 to the end of the conflict early in September, 1945, the United States Navy surged from under 340,000 officers and ...
Birmingham’s most serious incident occurred in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest Naval battle of World War II. Nearly half of Birmingham’s crew became casualties. Fayette County was home to one of ...
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen says an expedition crew on his research vessel, R/V Petrel, has located the historic USS Indianapolis in the North Pacific Ocean. The USS Indianapolis, a heavy cruiser ...
*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Gil McCoy grew up in St. Louis and joined the Marines at 17 to fight in World War II. He was aboard the cruiser Indianapolis when ...