The German U-boat U-853 sank the last U.S. merchant ship sunk in WWII. Historian Tim Gray speculates that German U-boats may have entered Narragansett Bay before the U.S. officially entered WWII.

The U-853, which lies 121 feet deep and 8 miles east of Block Island, was one of many German U-boats that brought a mostly faraway war to the coastal United States. Advertisement ...

The battle of Chouigui Pass in Tunisia, between the Germans and the Americans was their first conflict and it had occurred in a remote corner of Tunisia's countryside in the Mediterranean theatre of ...

The German U-boat U-853 was sunk off the coast of Point Judith, Rhode Island, in May 1945, marking the last U.S. merchant ship sunk in WWII. Historian Tim Gray speculates that German U-boats may ...

While digging through old folders and filing cabinets, Western Canada High School teacher Geneviève Dale happened across an ...

In a recent op-ed in the Carroll County Times, “Trump got his WWII history wrong,” Doug Mallouk stated: “Regarding the 80th ...

Early on June 29, 1942, the 8,032-ton British steam tanker HMS Empire Mica cruised east through calm waters toward Key West, ...

Gary Norville runs American Aero Services at the city airport, restoring World War II vintage aircraft and other artifacts.

A German U-boat brought WWII to RI's doorstep. Now it lies on the ocean floor Underwater imagery shows the sunken remains of the German submarine U-853 in Rhode Island waters.

Cosgrove Pool honors Brockton’s first WWII hero, Lonnie Cosgrove, with a plaque unveiling decades after his 1941 sacrifice.

In August 1942, he was given command of his own submarine - HMS Upspring, which conducted 14 patrols, and for this he was awarded the ...