Lieut. Commander Frank Romanick, while executive officer of Navy Destroyer USS Ingersoll (Korea 1952-54) conducted 50 shipboard inspections. 43 years later, 70 former shipmates and...
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Navy
Follow-Up
In our summer issue, we included a plea for service ID numbers for escort carrier sailors and airmen from Luther Royds, USS Tripoli CVE64/CVU-64. Thanks...
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Valor Transcends
Dorie Miller, the first African American recipient of the Navy Cross, was ordered to save himself from the blazing USS West Virginia December 7, 1941....
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To Lead and to Serve
For over 150 years, the mission of the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, has been to develop midshipmen morally, mentally and physically to become professional...
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USS Intrepid meets in Naples, Florida
About 30 crew members of the infamous aircraft carrier, the USS Intrepid, met at The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club in Naples, Florida for...
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Silent Service Speaks
The secret is out. The US Navy is lifting the cloak hanging over its fleet of submarines as part of its "Submarine Centennial," which features...
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Reunion in Review
Frank Romanick, Captain USN (Ret), reports that the reunion of the USS Ingersoll, held at the Lodge of the Ozarks, Brandon, Missouri, drew 152 including...
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Dwindling Heroes
Military reunion planner Bud Galow faces a sad problem each time he prepares for his World War II battleship USS Tennessee reunion. Instead of having...
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Veterans Triumph on Trans-Atlantic Journey on LST-325
World War II and Korean War veterans sailed into Mobile, Alabama, on a LST-325 warship from WWII. The Coast Guard warned the 29 member crew,...
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Climb Aboard
Explore battleships in Norfolk, Virginia. Visit Nauticus and the Battleship Wisconsin to experience life on a battleship. The Wisconsin is the last and largest battleship...
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