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MacArthur still endures as a larger-than-life figure — for good or ill
Few subjects in military history are more loaded than public perception of Douglas MacArthur.
By Jon Guttman
Kirk Douglas, WWII Navy vet, Hollywood star, dead at 103
An errant depth charge nearly killed him in 1943.
Men cross perilous Drake Passage unassisted
They braved icebergs, colossal waves and frigid temperatures across 600 nautical miles of churning sea.
Accused of murder, Coast Guard seaman headed back to court-martial
Questions continue to swirl about what happened on Alaska's Amaknak Island 11 months ago.
By Carl Prine
Would a shark attack victim be eligible for the Purple Heart?
During World War II, many U.S. ships were sunk due to enemy action and sailors entered the water uninjured. Until the sharks arrived.
By Barbara Salazar Torreon, Congressional Research Service
Seven down: Courage during an air rescue disaster
A forced landing on Greenland’s ice cap set in motion one of the costliest search-and-rescue operations ever mounted.
By Stephan Wilkinson, Aviation History
Seaman charged with murder of fellow Coast Guardsman in Alaska freed from brig
A U.S. Coast Guard seaman accused of killing a friend during a night of drinking in Alaska has been released from the brig in San Diego.
Coast Guard seaman charged in shipmate’s death tried to keep his “best" buddy from swimming says attorney
Coast Guard Seaman Ethan Tucker faces murder and other charges in the death of shipmate after a night of drinking.
Wreckage taken to Navy base for analysis
Federal investigators also identified a violation of Coast Guard regulations that could trigger criminal charges in the California dive boat disaster that killed 34 people.
Coast Guard seaman charged with murdering shipmate
Investigators collared him in connection with the January slaying of Seaman Ethan Kelch in Alaska.
By Carl Prine
The Operation Dragoon drama of Douglas Fairbanks
Famed for his heroics on screen, a Hollywood idol topped himself at war as leader of a band of seaborne deception specialists
By David Sears, World War II Magazine