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Remembering Pearl Harbor

Remembering Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 2022

World War II came to the United States of America on Sunday morning, 7 December 1941, with a massive surprise attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy. “Like a thunderclap from a clear sky,” Japanese carrier attack planes (in both torpedo and high-level...
The Sullivan Brothers Tragedy and the Assignment of Family Members

The Sullivan Brothers Tragedy and the Assignment of Family Members

Jun 22, 2022

Information from Naval History and Heritage Command.  All five of the Sullivan brothers from Waterloo, Iowa, were tragically killed in action on November 13, 1942 while serving aboard USS Juneau (CL-52). The death of the brothers was the biggest blow to any one...
Flag Day

Flag Day

Jun 14, 2022

Information from the Naval History and Heritage Command and the National Museum of the United States Navy. What is Flag Day and why does the United States celebrate it on June 14?  On this date in 1777, the Second Continental Congress adopted the design for its...
The Chaplain Corps of the U.S. Navy

The Chaplain Corps of the U.S. Navy

Jun 8, 2022

By the Naval History and Heritage Command. The history of the Chaplain Corps of the U.S. Navy parallels the history of the Navy itself. During the past century-and-a-half, chaplains of the Navy have shared the hardships and rewards that come to other naval personnel...