In the early days of WW2 naval warfare, U.S. sailors doubted the thin-skinned destroyers entrusted to protect convoys and ...
Feb. 3 is the 82nd anniversary of the sinking of the USAT Dorchester in the north Atlantic Ocean by a German U-boat. The disaster also created one of World War II’s most enduring symbols of valor, ...
Feb. 3 is the 82nd anniversary of the sinking of the USAT Dorchester in the North Atlantic Ocean by a German U-boat. The disaster also created one of World War II’s most enduring symbols of valor, ...
Three Beaver County residents were among those killed 82 years ago today in one of the most deadly sea attacks of World War II. A German U-boat sunk the USAT Dorchester on Feb. 3, 1943, in the North ...
Among the many tragedies that occurred during World War II, the 1943 sinking of the USAT Dorchester stands out for the show of unity and courage it spurred: the sight of four U.S. Army chaplains with ...
LST-510 was decommissioned in 1946, earning one battle star for its World War II service. Two decades later, it was renamed ...
Nearly 80 years ago, before it ferried passengers across Long Island Sound, Cape Henlopen served as a U.S. Navy landing craft ...
The USAT Dorchester, carrying 902 people, was sunk by a German U-boat on February 3, 1943. Three Beaver County residents, Michael Bon, John G. Ferrara, and Fred W. Walker, were among those killed in ...