Join Grampaw Pettibone Squadron of the Association of Naval Aviation (“GPS”) for lunch and a presentation by CDR Stephen Rose, USN (ret.) on 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, 8 August, 2019. The topic will be Hit the Beach Again – Reliving a Pivotal Moment in History. In the early morning hours …continue reading
Many, if not most, American students learn at least briefly about the Battle of Midway at some point in school. Cited by many as the turning point in the battle in the Pacific Theater during World War II, it saw American forces decisively triumph over the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) …continue reading
Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Orange County), and the California State Assembly, honored Fullerton resident and WWII Navy veteran Duane Sherman, who earned a Purple Heart for a mission he survived in 1944. Born on December 30, 1922, Duane Sherman enlisted in the U.S. Navy shortly after the infamous December 7, 1941 …continue reading
The following information was released by the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station. The United States National Submarine Memorial West, located at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, will be the site of annual public Memorial Day services Monday, May 28. The 11 a.m. observance will include the unique “tolling the boats” …continue reading