Fair Winds and Following Seas
Thai Warship Capsizes
HTMS Sukhothai in extremis A corvette operated by the Royal Thai Navy, HTMS Sukhothai, came to grief early Monday. 33 crewmembers are listed as missing. Severe weather was a factor. The crew fought for several hours to save their ship but to no avail. AW1 Rod sends. Survivor found after Thai warship sinks, but dozens […]
Beirut Truck Bombs
On 23 October 1983, two truck bombs struck buildings in Beirut, Lebanon, housing American and French service members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon (MNF), a military peacekeeping operation during the Lebanese Civil War. The attack killed 305 people: 241 U.S. and 58 French military personnel, and six civilians. The first suicide bomber detonated a […]
Last WWII Marine Ace Passes
Col. Dean Caswell USMC (Ret.) Jeff LPH 3 sends us the sad news of the passing of last living American Marine Corps fighter ace of World War II. Dean Caswell (1922-2022) fought in World War II, the Korean and the Vietnam wars. He retired from the Corps in 1968 at the rank of Colonel. Col. […]
Gold Star Mom and Family Day
A gentle reminder from OAM today is Gold Star Mother’s and Family Day. The Day is observed on the last Sunday of September each year, and is a day for people to recognize and honor those who have lost a son or daughter while serving the United States Armed Forces. During World War I, a […]
Oldest destroyer sunk by enemy fire found
The wreck of the USS Jacob Jones, the first destroyer ever sunk by enemy fire, has been located about 20 miles from Start, England in 400 foot deep waters in the English Channel. She was sunk by torpedoes from U53 and went down with 2 officers and 62 enlisted still on board. We are thrilled […]
Need help to find family of Quincy, MA Vietnam POW
Command Chief Master Sergeant Peters wants to find the family of a Vietnam POW name of Robert Phillips from Quincy, MA. The plaque pictured above was found at the site of since-closed Lockport Air Force Station in New York John Magnarelli, an Army veteran, brought the story of his high school friend and classmate “Bobby” […]
WWII Navy ship found more than 4 miles down, deepest wreck
The destroyer escort Samuel B. Roberts, sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944 (corrected from 1943 7/28/22), was found in over 22,600 feet of water last week by Caladan Oceanic, the same folks who found the world’s previous record-depth wreck, the USS Johnston, last year. The wreck of the USS Samuel B. Roberts, […]
Pearl Harbor Vet Passes
Michael “Mickey” Ganitch CDR D sends us the sad news that another of the Greatest Generation has left us. Michael “Mickey” Ganitch grew up in Ohio and joined the U.S. Navy in early 1941. Less than a year later, he was in the crow’s nest aboard the USS Pennsylvania as it sat in dry dock […]
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