Sailor Who Died on Battleship USS Oklahoma in Pearl Harbor Attack Finally Laid to Rest

Herbert “Bert” Jacobson was 21 when he died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Over 80 years later, he was finally laid to rest yesterday in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. He was one of … Continue reading

On Memorial Day – the Last Mission of the USS Olympia

We have recently posted about attempts to find a home for the USS Olympia, the oldest steel-hulled American warship afloat and Commodore George Dewey’s flagship during the Battle of Manila Bay on May 1, 1898.  On Memorial Day it seems worthwhile … Continue reading