Onetime Maj. Gen. George Armstrong Custer (yes, the Custer of “last stand” fame) had a “crazy cat lady” number of dogs, with ...

Retired Navy Vice Adm. John D. Bulkeley, 84, a World War II Medal of Honor winner and one of the most decorated men in U.S. history, died Saturday in Silver Spring, Md. Vice Adm. Bulkeley is probably ...

As a PT boat commander in World War II, John D. Bulkeley rescued General Douglas MacArthur from Corregidor and won a Congressional Medal of Honor for “extraordinary heroism.” A rear admiral now and ...

1778 - During the American Revolution, the Continental frigate Boston captures the British ship Martha in the North Atlantic. 1845 - George Bancroft takes office as the 17th Secretary of the Navy.

“I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast for I intend to go in harm’s way.” –John Paul Jones, 1778 When World War II began in the Pacific, a young Navy lieutenant named John ...

USS BULKELEY (DDG 84), the newest in a series of advanced Aegis guided missile destroyers built for the U.S. Navy by Northrop Grumman Corporation, will be commissioned on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2001, in ...