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Members of the ‘Greatest Generation’ reflect on World War II service during presentation at NUWC Division Newport
November 25, 2024
Members of the ‘Greatest Generation’ reflect on World War II service during presentation at NUWC Division Newport

Pearl Harbor Battle of Midway legacy continues
May 25, 2023
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
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
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
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
151207-N-QI541-018 - Sailors raise morning colors while Crane employees honor the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor