Credited with sinking at least 20 large enemy vessels in just over a year, the submarine made seven historic patrols before it was sunk on Oct. 11, 1943. So ferocious were the vessel’s assaults that ...
There were 569 crewmen of Mare Island submarines lost during World War II, including USS Wahoo and USS Tang. Thanks to Myrna Hayes and Larry Maggini, they won’t be forgotten. For the 19th time, a ...
A dockside memorial service will be held on Mare Island on Sunday to honor the 575 crew members that were lost at sea after two Mare Island-made submarines were reported missing during World War II.
On Friday, March 8, 1957, a tsunami that originated in the Aleutian Islands and generated 32 foot waves hit Kauai and destroyed or damaged 75 homes and left 250 people homeless, while washing out six ...
USS Wahoo (SS 238) is launched at Mare Island Navy Yard, Calif., just eight months after her keel was laid. Adm. Gary Roughead, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, declared that the sunken submarine ...
"No man above or below the waves was as admired-or feared-as this determined naval commander... Among submariners in World War II, Dudley "Mush" Morton stood out as a warrior without peer. At the helm ...
Trost, Charles Edward “Charlie”, age 82, passed away September 21, 2014 in River District Hospital after a long illness with pancreatic cancer. Charlie was a submariner on board of the USS Wahoo and ...
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