Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A preserved, 4/50 gun from the USS Ward, which fired the first U.S. shots during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, ...
The USS Massachusetts, known for its pivotal role in World War II, is now a museum and war memorial in Massachusetts.
The gun that fired the first American shot of World War II will be moved from its longtime home in St. Paul this week, exactly 80 years after that defining conflict of the 20th century came to an end.
World War II accelerated the shift from bolt-action rifles to semi-automatic and automatic weapons that redefined infantry tactics. Mass production innovations like metal stamping enabled nations to ...
Dec. 31 (UPI) --After 66 years of outdoor display on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol, a 4/50 gun that arguably fired the second American shot of World War II at Pearl Harbor is on the verge ...