"The Navy Department deeply regrets to inform you…"
This telegram to Mrs. Edith Munro broke the news of her son's death during World War II. Signalman First Class Douglas Albert Munro was later posthumously awarded the...
A German sub raising money
The German submarine U-111 surrendered to the Allies after the November 1918 armistice that ended World War I and was allocated to the U.S. Navy in 1919. The...
A fleet destroyed
During the Spanish-American War, the Spanish Caribbean Fleet left its protected harbor at Santiago, Cuba, at 9:35 a.m. on July 3, 1898. Lt. Thomas Kearny aboard the...
A plan never executed
On August 9, 1946, the Chief of Naval Operations requested European naval attache to consider how a war with the Soviet Union might develop. In response, the U.S....
A salute and the flag
Russell DeCora, a member of the Winnebago Tribe, was photographed in June 1942, while serving in the U.S. Navy.
Accommodating Taft
Even in an era before obesity became a national health concern, President William Howard Taft seemed larger than life. During his Presidency, 1909-13, the 340 pounds...
An extraordinary man
Lieutenant Edouard Victor Michael Isaacs, U.S. Navy, was captured on May 31, 1918, by the Germans when the submarine U-90 sent three torpedoes into his ship,...