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On May 3, 1945, during its second war patrol, Lagarto was lost with all 80 crew members aboard. This year marks the 80th ...

WWII veteran Tony Battaglia, who served as a medic in the Aleutian Islands Campaign and later moved to Honesdale, died Friday ...

As one of the world’s most formidable fighting forces, the United States Navy is rightfully feared worldwide. Even though the ...

Harold 'Hal' Todd Jr. served on the USS Lagarto (SS 371) during World War II and frequently wrote letters ... dry dock campaign to spotlight the 28 submarines built in Manitowoc.

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles pledged full collaboration with the Trump administration in the war drive against ...

US Senate Republicans and Democrats agreed on Wednesday that the US needs a closer relationship with Greenland to keep the ...

The Philippine Senate recently passed the Konektadong Pinoy Bill (Feb. 5, 2025), a landmark piece of legislation poised to ...

Explore key historical events from Sunday, Feb. 16, to Saturday, Feb.22, including King Tut's tomb unsealing, Fidel Castro's ...

The remains of thousands of Australian servicemen who died in the Pacific Theatre during World War II have yet to be repatriated and time is running out to find them.