He died in the attack on Pearl Harbor. After 84 years, he’s coming home to NC
Neil Frye was a 20-year-old mess attendant from Vass, N.C., aboard the USS West Virginia when a Japanese torpedo sank it in ...
Oldest Pearl Harbor survivor honored in Barnstable on 105th birthday
Freeman K. Johnson was expecting only a cake for his 105th birthday celebration Wednesday in Hyannis. But others had a ...
Vass sailor to be buried near home decades after dying in the attack on Pearl Harbor
Mess Attendant 3rd Class Neil Daniel Frye was 19 when he died during Pearl Harbor. Eight five years later, he's returning ...
Defense department renews effort to identify victims in World War II explosion in Pearl Harbor’s West Loch
The Department of Defense has launched a new effort to identify the remains of service members killed 80 years ago. Near the ...
Jessie Mahaffey, Survivor of Pearl Harbor Attack, Dies at 102
He was cleaning the deck of the U.S.S. Oklahoma when it capsized under Japanese torpedo fire. Less than a year later, he ...
Cape Cod WWII veteran celebrates his 105th birthday
BARNSTABLE, Mass. — A special celebration was held in Barnstable on Wednesday as a World War II veteran turned 105 years old.
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USS Vermont returns to Hawaii after first deployment to the Western Pacific
The USS Vermont returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii after the submarine’s first deployment to the Western ...
Defense department renews effort to identify victims in World War II explosion in Pearl Harbor’s Wes
The Department of Defense has launched a new effort to identify the remains of service members killed 80 years ago.