The Navy destroyer was sunk in 1942 during World War II, after facing down overwhelming odds and fighting a pitched battle.

The USS Edsall played a pivotal role in the Allied Pacific campaign in World War II. More than 80 years after sinking in ...

A New Zealand navy ship sank off Samoa because the crew did not realize its autopilot was still turned on before it ran ...

A 99-year-old World War II veteran received medals and proclamations during a ceremony in Camden County on Tuesday hosted by ...

The United States Navy commissioned a new destroyer over the weekend in New York City and it was named after legendary World ...

More than 200 servicemen were killed when the U.S.S. Edsall was struck by Japanese dive bombers in March 1942.

A military investigation has found mistakes by members of the crew caused a New Zealand navy ship to plow into a Samoan reef ...

Swentzel led one ship, Pittman commanded the other ... In less than an hour, they had won the last naval battle of World War II. The Americans had ended the war with the brand new, destructive ...

More than 80 years after it was sunk by Japanese forces during World War II, the U.S. Navy said ... Edsall lived up to the U.S. Navy tenet, 'Don’t give up the ship,' even when faced with ...

During World War II, the ship took part in numerous conveys, protecting other vessels from Japanese attacks in Australian waters. On March 1, 1942, Japanese naval forces attacked the ship.

An American World War II warship that played ... “The wreck of this ship is a hallowed site, serving as a marker for the 185 U.S. Navy personnel and 31 U.S. Army Air Force pilots aboard at ...