The USS Emmons served the United States proudly through World War II, right up until April 6, 1945, when it was attacked by five kamikaze pilots off the coast of Okinawa. One day later, the U.S. Navy ...

Jim Korney knows the Navy, and he thought he knew his father. But both surprised him during one of the reunions of the USS Emmons. He learned that his father, who never spoke about his time in World ...

TORII STATION, Okinawa (June 5, 2012) -- Six members of the 10th Regional Support Group here conducted a dive to the sunken USS Emmons May 25 in memory of those who served aboard the vessel 67 years ...

STILLWATER, N.Y. – For Armand Jolly, who turns 96 on Sunday, the memories are as real now as they were 73 years ago when his ship, the USS Emmons, was sunk by five Japanese kamikaze planes, claiming ...

HARTFORD–The shattered hull of the USS Emmons lies in 140 feet of water off Okinawa. Nine members of her crew gathered at the State Capitol Friday to remember and honor those who died with their ship ...

PORTSMOUTH – Seven surviving shipmates of USS Emmons, their families and those of their late shipmates gathered in the city this weekend for the 71st annual reunion of the crew. The USS Emmons was ...

Crew members of the USS Emmons reunited with their fellow sailors in Hartford on Friday, 60 years after they set sail together for the first time. “I look forward to this every year,” said Anthony ...

The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks was the backdrop for a memorial service remembering those lost on the USS Emmons in 1945 and those who have departed since. The 13 of approximately 49 ...

WWII veterans and USS Emmons survivor Ed Krom Sr., right, signs a copy of a book for naval park staff Jim Marzullo as Krom tours the USS The Sullivans during the USS Emmons 2017 Reunion at the Buffalo ...