The 9:30 a.m. ceremony will remember and honor the 47 sailors who lost their lives after a gun turret exploded on the USS ...

NORFOLK, Va. — USS Iowa veterans gathered at Naval Station Norfolk Saturday morning for their annual tribute to their fallen fellow sailors on the battleship. One by one, the names of the 47 sailors ...

A ceremony to mark 36 years since a gun turret explosion killed 47 Sailors onboard USS Iowa is expected to take place on Saturday.

He was born in Burlington, Iowa on September 22 ... A Navy veteran, he served in the sonar division on the USS Towers DDG9. A large part of his tour was in the Gulf of Tonkin off the coast ...

With the War Department’s gratitude, Iowa State and Wilhelm both received the Army Navy "E for Excellence" banner. Iowa State ...

The actionable finding from that disgraceful episode is this: never dissemble, even to defend a venerable institution.

Watching the young men and women sailors scramble aboard the new USS Iowa submarine as ship sponsor Christie Vilsack announced, "Board our boat and bring her to life!" I wondered if they ...

USS Missouri and the Iowa-class battleships were larger and more lethal than their predecessors. When it comes to legendary ...

He spent more than a decade with other veterans and members of the USS Laffey Association to get the ship ready to become a museum, and maintaining it once it had. The USS Laffey Association ...