When most people think of the Pacific Theater of World War II, they envision tropical islands, heat, and jungle combat.
Now on Display at the National WWII Museum Through January 11, 2026 NEW ORLEANS, LA, UNITED STATES, October 10, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- “On American Shores: The ...
Spanning 1,200 miles from mainland Alaska toward Siberia and knifing between the Bering Sea and Pacific Ocean, the more than 300 mostly barren Aleutian Islands would have made for a perilous WWII ...
Dominic Bush spent four years planning to look for sunken World War II ships in the waters around Attu at the farthest edge of the Aleutian Islands. This summer, he and a crew of 13 other researchers ...
Just a few days after turning 100, Tony Battaglia shared his recollections as a U.S. Army medic serving in the embattled Aleutian Islands during World War II. "It was a long time ago," the Honesdale ...
Nov. 7—GROTON — A local maritime technology company played a role in pinpointing and taking images of shipwreck sites from World War II near the Aleutian Island of Attu. Researchers exploring the ...
Many Americans, even today, don’t realize the extent to which Alaska was involved in World War II, and that two islands in the Aleutians were invaded and occupied by Japanese forces. Author Bil Paul, ...
GROTON, Conn., Oct. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ThayerMahan, a world leader in providing autonomous maritime surveillance solutions for the defense and offshore wind energy sectors, provided its advanced ...
Groton ― Electric Boat President Kevin M. Graney told state and national legislators Thursday in a morning briefing that the company expects to add about 5,000 positions this year to the local ...