During W. W. II, by which time the Navy no longer had rigid airships, he commanded a destroyer squadron and then the battleship West Virginia (BB 48), something unthinkable in today’s navy, with its ...

After training, Miller was made a mess attendant - someone who took care of the white officers - and in 1940 was assigned to the battleship West Virginia. American troops, murders and a race riot ...

J. Thomas Heflin an admiral in the Navy and to place him in command of the battleship West Virginia, the pride of the Navy, with orders to anchor at New York Harbor. “RESOLVED further ...

aboard the battleship West Virginia (BB 48). But they do more than just that. As they tell Miller’s story, the authors also weave into their account a look at African American life in Depression Era ...

A new video from the USS New Jersey Museum takes a look at what it would take to return the battleship to service. The four Iowa-class battleships have been reactivated three times since the end ...

The one warship played both aircraft carrier "Hornet" and battleship "West Virginia," which is where Cuba Gooding, Jr's character Doris 'Cookie' Miller was stationed. Filming lasted a week ...

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Battleship Texas is getting closer to being restored. Tug boats pulled the iconic ship Thursday morning to Pier A from Pier D at Gulf Copper Dry Dock & Rig Repair in ...

However, its short voyage was best seen from Pier 21. Live feeds online, including on the Battleship Texas Foundation's YouTube channel, also allowed those who were curious to witness the process ...

princeton – A reception raising funds for scholarships benefiting the area’s students and grants for the area’s nonprofit organizations is coming this October to a war museum that honors the ...

Guides are available on Virginia Wine's website. If you're planning on spending time in Alexandria or D.C., venture west to Manassas ... of the USS Wisconsin battleship. Afterward, pop next ...