October 11, 1943 - A submarine, later dedicated to the city of Wahoo, was sunk by Japan on Oct. 11, 1943. The submarine was under the command of Lieutenant Commander DW. Morton and 79 other crew ...
After the loss of USS Wahoo in the Sea of Japan, Vice Admiral Charles Lockwood pushed for a mission that would send American ...
There were 569 crewmen of Mare Island submarines lost during World War II, including USS Wahoo and USS Tang. Thanks to Myrna Hayes and Larry Maggini, they won’t be forgotten. For the 19th time, a ...
"No man above or below the waves was as admired-or feared-as this determined naval commander... Among submariners in World War II, Dudley "Mush" Morton stood out as a warrior without peer. At the helm ...
USS Wahoo (SS 238) is launched at Mare Island Navy Yard, Calif., just eight months after her keel was laid. Adm. Gary Roughead, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, declared that the sunken submarine ...
On Friday, March 8, 1957, a tsunami that originated in the Aleutian Islands and generated 32 foot waves hit Kauai and destroyed or damaged 75 homes and left 250 people homeless, while washing out six ...
Anti-suffragists petitioned to put a referendum to repeal the law on the ballot, and when it passed, the new voting rights were suspended. April 19, 1864 - The U.S. Congress authorized legislation on ...