The USS Emmons served the United States proudly through World War II, right up until April 6, 1945, when it was attacked by five kamikaze pilots off the coast of Okinawa. One day later, the U.S. Navy ...

Jim Korney knows the Navy, and he thought he knew his father. But both surprised him during one of the reunions of the USS Emmons. He learned that his father, who never spoke about his time in World ...

TORII STATION, Okinawa (June 5, 2012) -- Six members of the 10th Regional Support Group here conducted a dive to the sunken USS Emmons May 25 in memory of those who served aboard the vessel 67 years ...

The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks was the backdrop for a memorial service remembering those lost on the USS Emmons in 1945 and those who have departed since. The 13 of approximately 49 ...

STILLWATER, N.Y. – For Armand Jolly, who turns 96 on Sunday, the memories are as real now as they were 73 years ago when his ship, the USS Emmons, was sunk by five Japanese kamikaze planes, claiming ...

HARTFORD–The shattered hull of the USS Emmons lies in 140 feet of water off Okinawa. Nine members of her crew gathered at the State Capitol Friday to remember and honor those who died with their ship ...

PORTSMOUTH – Seven surviving shipmates of USS Emmons, their families and those of their late shipmates gathered in the city this weekend for the 71st annual reunion of the crew. The USS Emmons was ...

SHEBOYGAN - Dennis Yecke, 89, visited Sheboygan for one last time on a weekend in late October. Yecke, who now lives in Red Wing, Minnesota, was born and raised in Sheboygan and came back to relive ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The body of a U.S. soldier who went missing Sunday while scuba diving off Okinawa was recovered around noon Monday, according to a spokesman for the Japan Coast Guard. Staff Sgt ...