The Pacific Theater of World War II was one of the most ferocious naval campaigns in history during which capital ships ...

The U.S. Navy put 112 carriers into service during WWII. After losing 11 in combat, America closed the war with 101 active ...

The last time anyone saw these aircraft, US forces were pummeling Japanese targets in the western Pacific. Now Project Recover, a nonprofit that searches for those missing in action since World ...

After 77 years, the wreck of the USS Hornet has finally been found, lying more than three miles deep in South Pacific waters. The storied aircraft carrier—sunk by Japanese torpedoes in 1942 with ...

The wreckage of the USS Hornet has been found near the Solomon Islands 76 years after the aircraft carrier was sunk during a World War II naval battle.

An American aircraft, a TBM-1C Avenger, missing since July 1944 was recently located in the waters surrounding the Pacific Island nation of Palau by Project RECOVER—a collaborative effort to combine ...

Bay Area locals are being invited by USS Hornet staff to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on Aug.

After 76 years lost, these aircraft have been found. A group called Project Recover has located two dive bombers and one torpedo bomber at the bottom of the Truk Lagoon, within the Federated States… ...

A U.S. Navy TBM-1C Avenger torpedo bomber that was lost during World War II was found in the waters near the Pacific island nation of Palau.

Arthur Van Haren Jr. of Phoenix was one of only a handful of Hispanic ace fighter pilots. Yet he rarely spoke about his ...

Mr. McPherson served as a Navy pilot of a Hellcat fighter plane aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex in the Pacific theater.

Donald McPherson scored five aerial victories in the Pacific and spent the eight decades after living a life of service.