Hundreds of warships, massive air attacks, and desperate last stands collided in the Battle of Leyte Gulf — the largest naval ...

Facing collapse in the Pacific, Japan committed nearly everything it had left in a last attempt to stop the advancing Allies.

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The battleship was seriously damaged during the attack and soon sank in the days that followed. However, her salvage, repair and modernization were completed by the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. service members take part in a memorial service on the flight deck of the USS Suwannee on October 29, 1944. On October 26, ...

The Battle of Leyte Gulf holds important lessons for a hypothetical China-U.S. naval clash – and Chinese strategists know it. An explosion on the USS St. Lo (CVE-63) after she was hit by a kamikaze ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest naval engagement in history, a sprawling affair that lasted from Oct. 23 to 26, 1944, ...

NORFOLK, Va. - Downtown Norfolk's MacArthur Memorial hosted an event on Saturday commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. The battle was a key U.S. victory during World War II ...

Fred Settle, 87, displays a painting of the USS Abner Read in Butte Thursday. Settle’s Navy reunion plaque and tags hang on the wall of his home. Settle’s Navy reunion plaque and tags hang on the wall ...

Oct. 26 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1825, the Erie Canal, America's first man-made waterway, was opened, linking the Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River. In 1881, the storied ...

Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B. Roberts, shown here a week or two before she was lost in the battle. (U.S.