The Old Saybrook Fire Department was first responder on the scene at deadly boat crash, but it's a far cry when it used WWII ...

The Allied and Axis forces lost thousands of ships during World War II, and many of those vessels ... Bismarck's position before it got within range of U-boat and Luftwaffe protection.

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Though he was peppered by shrapnel and severely burned after a kamikaze pilot slammed into his ship, Lt. Richard McCool Jr.

Outer Banks Voice The front lines of WWII were on the doorstep of the Outer Banks in 1942. In the first six months of that year, more than 360 Allied ships trying to cross the ...

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There is a sunken WW2 vessel near my house that is filled with explosives. What are my rights if it does blow up?

U.S. airmen in England assisted with an archaeological dig aimed at finding the remains of an Army pilot lost there during ...

While state ferry officials say the 104-foot-long "Charles Norman Shay" will be the smallest they have, its name honors a Mainer with some very big accomplishments.

Tupperware was once a US kitchen staple. It's now at risk of going out of business. Here's the history of the brand famous for parties and plastic.

As D-Day drew near, Gen. George C. Marshall, the Army chief of staff, dispatched a messenger to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower in London. Eisenhower was instructed to meet alone with the messenger, a mere ...