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Explorers provide views of USS Yorktown wreckage from Battle of Midway
The expedition team aimed to document the wrecks and analyze the state of the ships lost in the Battle of Midway.
By Diana Stancy
The ‘Reluctant Dragon’ awakens: Saratoga’s brave raid on Rabaul
They said the Saratoga spent too much time at anchor—until the old flattop roared to work.
By Bruce Gamble, World War II Magazine
How Dorie Miller’s bravery helped fight Navy racism
The first American hero of World War II helped clear the way for others by doing what he was not allowed to do.
By Thomas W. Cutrer and T. Michael Parrish, World War II Magazine
Explorers find second Midway flattop
The researchers used an autonomous underwater vehicle, or AUV, equipped with sonar to find the ship.
Deep-sea explorers find Japanese ship that sank during WWII
Hundreds of miles off Midway Atoll, nearly halfway between the United States and Japan, a research vessel is launching underwater robots miles into the abyss to look for warships from the famed Battle of Midway.
Aircraft carrier: Ship of fear
The author believes one well-placed cruise missile or even a World War II torpedo could take out a modern aircraft carrier, but 90 years of success suggest these uniquely American weapons are here to stay.
By Geoffrey Norman, Military History Magazine
The widow of a World War II Navy hero turns 100
Meet Tess, the wife of Midway pilot George H. Gay.
By Ross Williams, Marietta Daily Journal
Target: Makin Island
On Aug. 17, 1942, daring Marine Raiders stormed Makin Island. But far worse fighting faced soldiers, sailors and Coast Guardsmen when American forces returned in late 1943.
By William B. Allmon, World War II Magazine
US military brings back remains from World War II battle
The U.S. military has brought back the remains of more than 20 servicemen killed in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II.
How the Navy built a better jet
Faced with an air superiority gap compared to Air Force jets in the late 1940s and early 1950s, the Navy embarked on an ambitious aircraft development program that produced one of the world’s best all-around fighters.
By E.R. Johnson, Aviation History Magazine