by Christian Southards | Jan 31, 2024
Four Chaplains Day commemorates the sacrifices made by four U.S. Army chaplains, who gave their lives trying to save as many lives as possible after a Nazi submarine torpedoed the U.S. Army transport Dorchester on Feb. 3, 1943, as it crossed the Atlantic Ocean....
by Christian Southards | Sep 6, 2023
On Sept. 2, 1945, representatives from Imperial Japan signed the official Japanese Instrument of Surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri, thereby ending the Second World War. Dec. 7, 1941: The Pacific War Begins With a String of Allied Defeats The Attack on Pearl...
by nestor aliga | Jul 24, 2023
Harold Bray, the last survivor of the historic World War II USS Indianapolis (CA-35), was honored with a seven foot tall bronze statue on July 7 by the Benicia Community Foundation. The American Legion Post 101 of Benicia also assisted in the event. Bray was stationed...
by Christian Southards | Jun 21, 2023
The Battle of Okinawa was the bloodiest conflict U.S. forces fought in World War II. The last stop before Japan, the United States viewed Okinawa as the perfect staging ground for an invasion that would ultimately never occur. Prelude to the Battle of Okinawa Dec. 7,...
by Christian Southards | May 10, 2023
May 8, 1945: Victory in Europe Day, or V-E Day, marks Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender to the Allied Nations during the final months of World War II. The last days of World War II in Europe As the Soviets continued their advance through Eastern Europe, and long...
