In 1942, the USS San Francisco miraculously survived a pivotal battle in World War II and each year a memorial service is ...

Modern-day Marines paid tribute this month at the site where their predecessors launched the first major U.S. ground offensive against Imperial Japan in World War II. Members of Marine Rotational ...

A U.S. Marine Corps honor guard carries the casket of Pvt. Charmning W. Rowe, a Marine killed during the battle of Guadalcanal. (Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc/Marine Corps) Following a decade-long ...

In January 1943, an Allied convoy set sail from Noumea to Guadalcanal, escorted by a cruiser Task Force 18 led by Rear ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The American landing on Guadalcanal on Aug. 7, 1942 and subsequent seizure of the airbase they would name Henderson Field marked ...

Of all the wonderful things there are to see in this great city, nothing moved me like my visit to the USS San Francisco ...

Those intrigued by the mystery of the waters are invited to join explorers this month on Ocean Exploration Trust’s Exploration Vessel Nautilus for the virtual 21-day Maritime Archaeology of ...

USS President Jackson under attack during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. In the center background, smoke rises after an Japanese plane crashed into the superstructure of USS San Francisco. (U.S.