Although Battleship USS West Virginia was designed to be the fourth Colorado-class vessel to enter service, the cancellation of the planned USS Washington made her the third battleship to be ...

His remains were accounted for on Sept. 27, 2024. On Dec. 7, 1941, Frye was assigned to the battleship USS West Virginia, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked ...

A piece of local military history is receiving new life as the memorial in Parkersburg City Park undergoes a significant refurbishment. The centerpiece of the memorial, a naval deck gun believed to ...

The battleship U.S.S. West Virginia was among the Navy warships anchored in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941 when bombers and torpedo planes launched from Japanese aircraft carriers carried ...

Among other USS West Virginia artifacts on display at the Morgantown campus are the battleship’s mast and bell, which can be found at a memorial in front of Oglebay Hall, along with a collection ...