It was a coconut that sent William F. Liebenow on a mission to rescue the man who would become president. A tenacious Navy commander in World War II, Liebenow’s acts of heroism stretched from the ...
VANCOUVER, Wash. – Over the past dozen years, a group of Vancouver enthusiasts had voiced high hopes for motor torpedo boat 659. A glorious restoration. A waterfront display. A captivating lesson for ...
CATHLAMET — A piece of history — a World War II patrol torpedo boat — drew people from all over the Northwest to Cathlamet's Bald Eagle Festival and Wooden Boat Show this weekend. "My dad is a World ...
The pond near the Target store is the home base for the Andover RC Boat Club, of which Ammend is a co-founder. Formed in 2011, the club gives model-boat enthusiasts a chance to test the vessels, ...
In August 1942, during the American island-hopping campaign in the Pacific theater, 15 motor torpedo boats were sent to intercept a Japanese destroyer convoy generally referred to as the Tokyo Express ...