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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... MORE

USS Yorktown (CV-5) in Dry Dock 1 at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 29 May 1942, receiving urgent repairs for damage received in the Battle of Coral Sea. She left Pearl Harbor the next day to participate in the Battle of Midway.

Women's History Month: Since the first woman was hired at Navy Yard Puget Sound, women have proudly helped to shape the U.S. Navy's story
March 1, 2023 — Since the very first day of its existence, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility has had women prominently featured in its history. When Lt. Ambrose B. Wycoff assumed command of the 145 acres that made up Puget Sound Naval Station on Sept. 16, 1891, it was his daughter, Selah, who "ran the Stars and Stripes up to the top of... MORE

This World War II-era photo shows electric arc welder Midred Reed, Shop 26, Welders, one of three women at the time to attain a Third-Class-Welder Rating at then-Navy Yard Puget Sound, in Bremerton, Washington.

Norfolk Naval Shipyard supported D-Day with building, modernizing five different types of ships
June 5, 2019 — Many know the fundamental facts about D-Day, marking its 75th anniversary June 6, 1944. It was the day more than 155,000 American, British and Canadian forces stormed five beaches along 50 miles of heavily fortified coast in France’s Normandy region. D-Day spurred the critical domino effect of liberating Europe from the control of Germany beginning that summer... MORE

Among the five classes of ships NNSY built or modernized to support the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, the shipyard constructed two destroyers. The first was USS Herndon (DD-638), commissioned December 1942. On June 6, Herndon was ahead of the first wave of troops raining a volley of shells upon enemy targets on Omaha Beach. Despite drawing heavy fire, Herndon not only remained intact but stayed another two weeks shoring up the Allied grip on the region. The 1,630-ton destroyer USS Shubrick (DD-639) was also constructed in 1942, in record time, at NNSY. Shubrick supported Normandy clearing the beach at Belfast for Allied troops. Shubrick stayed in the region well into July, serving as escort, providing fire support, and conducting anti-submarine patrols.

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... MORE

Brett Gillard poses with his mother, Peggy Gillard, and grandfather, Ernie Schramm, following graduation from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Apprentice Program. Brett and his mother are current employees and Schramm retired from the command in 1981. (Personal photo provided by Peggy Gillard)

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... MORE

151207-N-QI541-018 - Sailors raise morning colors while Crane employees honor the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor

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