Last Cruise of TANG

                                 24 SEPTEMBER-24 OCTOBER 1944                                           LAST CRUISE OF TANG The Balao-class WWII submarine USS TANG (SS-306) had amassed an enviable 18 ship sinkings totaling 120,476 tons, including a tender and two military transports, on her first four patrols.  On 24 September 1944, Read More

RADM William S. Benson, USN

                                             25 SEPTEMBER 1919                                  RADM WILLIAM S. BENSON, USN In the years before WWI, the Secretary of the Navy took a more hands-on approach to day-to-day Navy activities.  He was assisted by the Chiefs of the eight Bureaus in matters such as Read More