Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By January 1945, the United States was deeply embroiled in World War II. More than 6,000 soldiers from Washington County served at ...

“With God speed,“ the S.S. Adrian Victory slips into the Pacific Ocean from its drydock at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corp. shipyard in Portland, Oregon, after being christened by Mrs. Robert Stites of ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. By 1943, the outlook for an Allied ...

Modern-day "Rosie the Riveters" are answering the call to restore history in the East Bay. The tradeswomen from around the country are working to restore the last surviving victory ship of the 747 ...

RICHMOND — A call has gone out for welders, construction workers, donors and other volunteers to help support the revitalization of the Red Oak Victory, a World War II ship docked off the Richmond ...

More than 6,000 soldiers from Washington County served at home and abroad. Washington County families lost loved ones who were killed, taken prisoner or assumed missing in Germany, France, Italy and ...