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Forged in war: How Dahlgren’s work shaped victory in 1945
August 18, 2025 — Capt. William “Deak” Parsons lowered himself into the bomb bay of the “Enola Gay” in the early morning hours of Aug. 6, 1945. Minutes before, the B-29 Superfortress had departed from the North Field of Tinian Island. Parsons worked by flashlight, inserting a powder charge and detonator into a weapon unlike anything the world had ever seen.It was a...

Pearl Harbor Battle of Midway legacy continues
May 25, 2023 — Eighty-one years ago this week, Sailors and civilians turned the tide of the War in the Pacific. The shipyard each of us call home today played a pivotal role ensuring our Pacific Fleet was ready to surprise the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) at the Battle of Midway...

Surviving a sinking ship—WWII vet, daughter share personal story
June 15, 2017 — Ernie Schramm is a former World War II Sailor and a PSNS & IMF retiree. He is also a survivor of the Battle of Leyte Gulf and, more uniquely, of a ship that sank during the battle...

NSWC Crane Recognizes 74th Anniversary of Attack on Pearl Harbor
December 7, 2015 — CRANE, Indiana - Monday, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) personnel gathered at morning colors to honor those who lost their lives in the surprise military strike on Pearl Harbor. The Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the naval base on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, killing more than 2,300 Americans and crippling or destroying 18 American ships and nearly 300 airplanes...

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