Our Newest Story!   George J. Parness, "Attack of Convoy ON-67, Destroyers vs A Wolfpack" Story Added on 27 September 2009 "...The U-Boat was close aboard -- 200 yards and nearly abeam. The destroyer dropped one depth charge on the sub. It couldn't use its guns as the sub was too close and it was impossible to train the guns so close without inflicting damage back on itself..."
	Dalka, Stan, "New Troy Navy Vet Recalls D-Day" Story Added on 25 May 2007 "..."I was below the bow under the gun loading area. The ship lurched and shook violently, throwing us all to the deck. Water and debris rained down from the explosion for what seemed like an eternity..."
	History of the 62nd Naval Construction Battalion Story added on 25 May 2005. "...Our gunners were pouring lead into this Nip, and before he could make the last one hundred yards for his dive into the LST 884, he disintegrated into thin air. There was little time for cheering our gunners, for a third Jap plane was coming at our two LST's,..."
	History of the 6th Special Naval Construction Battalion Story added on 10 January 2005.   "...The two Sections accumulated these medals. Combat Action Ribbon, Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, Navy Good Conduct Ribbon & medal, American Campaign Ribbon and Medal, Asiatic - Pacific Campaign Ribbon & Medal, WWII Victory Ribbon & Medal, Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, Philippine Liberation Ribbon & Medal, Philippine Independence Ribbon & Medal..."
	History of the 121st Naval Construction Battalion Story added on 8 January 2005.   "...The first blinding explosion seemed to lift the tiny island high from its coral base, hold it for a breathless moment, then sickingly back again, shattered and exhausted..."
	History of the 25th Naval Construction Battalion Story added on 4 January 2005.   "...Something scored a direct hit on a Higgins boat jammed with Marines -- not a pleasant sight -- made you feel as if someone had kicked you in the stomach..."
	Truman B. Farmer 27th Special Seabee Battalion Story added on 20 December 2004.   "...Enroute to the Philippines, his Battalion received orders to proceed on to the Tinian, Saipan, and Emirau Islands..."
	Incident Aboard the Hornet Alvin "Whitey" Grahn U.S.S. Hornet (CV-8) U. S. Navy Story Added on 24 July 2004 "...instead he hit the signal bridge and killed everyone on it, then slammed through the deck into one of the pilots' ready-rooms below. I looked down into the hole and saw the tail of the plane engulfed in fire. His bomb busted loose and rolled around and ended up under my gun mount, but it never went off because it hadn't armed..."
	Coons, Homer Duane, 60th & 50th Battalion, U. S. Navy Seabees Story Added on 18 August 2003 "...One night Dad was a passenger in a jeep whose lights were spotted by a Japanese machine gun pilot. As they were being chased by rapid bullets from this plane, they turned off their head lights and were racing through the dark. The jeep hit a tree. Dad's back was injured, others were passengers were killed and injured as well..."
	Walter E. Lafferty: Dad's War,U.S.S. Wakefield (AP-21), U. S. Coast Guard Story Added on 18 September 2002 "...That first year we made 13 round trips to Liverpool England. It always rained at some point while we were there. The trip took about 4 1/2 days to cross. Because we were a fast ship we did not travel with a convoy, so we did not do too much signaling until about a day out from England we'd pick up 2 Corvettes to escort us in..."
	George Jones: Division 61, Naval Amphibious Assault Force B, D-Day, June 6, 1944 Story Added on 18 August 2001 "...We had guys with no legs on, some men that had touniquets that were improvised, one guy with the top of his skull blown off. These weren't broken arms or foot injuries. These people were about 90 percent dead..."
	William "Bill" Newbauer: L.C.V.P. Engineer, U. S. Navy, Iwo Jima, February 20, 1945 Story Updated on 21 July 2002 "...These high swells continued in to shore, although now a little smaller but still very strong with a rip tide effect. We immediately broached, the starboard side was crushed in and we were pulled out about a hundred feet, to be tossed about. We scrambled over the lowered ramp and made it to shore..."
	Waldon T. Rich 31st Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees') United States Navy Story Added on 17 March 2003 Do you know what was the 1st Iwo Jima Memorial? Have you seen this rock carving before? Do you know the story behind it? This sculpture can be found on Iwo Jima and was hand carved by a Navy Seabee stationed on the island during the battle for the island. His name was Waldon T. Rich. Mr. Rich's rock carving is the 1st Memorial on Iwo Jima dedicated to the memory of the men who fought on this bloody island. The sculpture was carved following the battle. A second page containing a number of thus far unseen images of Mr. Rich and his rock carving memorial is in the works and will soon be available on this web site.
	Iwo Jima Seabees Stay Unsung Naval Construction Battalions on Iwo Jima Updated on 26 March 2003 "...Because only a few trucks were able to get ashore early, Seabees and Marines were forced to haul supplies by hand for two days under heavy enemy fire. Even some of the powerful bulldozers were unable to gain traction on the shifting volcanic sand..."
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