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Homer Anthony, a World War II sailor who is the subject of a book by Dennis Damiani. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE) Then on the pages for the Tang, he saw the photo of Fireman First Class Anthony ...
Civil rights leaders and families of World War II veterans celebrated the long-awaited exonerations of 256 Black sailors who were wrongfully convicted after the 1944 Port Chicago explosion, a ...
Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors from deadly World War II ammo ... boats to be sent overseas during World War II. A subsequent Navy investigation found that safety ... @us.navy .mil, or 703-697 ...
Black sailors have played an integral role in the U.S. Navy since its founding during the Revolutionary War. They’ve served in every American conflict since then, including the War of 1812 and ...
Missing since World War II, the remains of a sailor from a segregated Navy branch return home WUNC | By Jay Price Published April 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM EDT ...
The US Navy is to name its new aircraft carrier after a black sailor who fought in World War II. Doris Miller earned the Navy Cross for his actions during the Japanese attack on Hawaii's Pearl ...
On Wednesday, 80 years after the explosion at Port Chicago, the Navy secretary, Carlos Del Toro, officially exonerated all 258 Black sailors, none of whom are still alive.
U.S. Navy Mess Attendant 3rd Class Neil D. Frye, 20, from Vass, North Carolina, was killed during World War II. His remains were accounted for on Sept. 27, 2024.
The top US Navy admiral ardently defended a non-binary sailor on Tuesday amid some criticism from Republican lawmakers, saying he is “particularly proud of this sailor.” ...
Homer Anthony, a 1941 graduate of Reading High School was killed in 1943 while serving in the Navy during World War II. His diary, edited and annotated by Dennis Damiani of Muhlenberg Township, is … ...
Story of Navy sailor killed during World War II told by Muhlenberg man. ... A 1973 to 1978 veteran of the Air Force whose father served in World War II, ... Follow us on. Download our app ...