Stories Behind the Stars founder says the pace of stories being written has doubled since 2000 but the group still needs more ...

Butts, a Black Navy cook from Los Angeles who died in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, while serving on the USS ... sailors. Taking the time to discover Butts’ story put Laura Hanaford from San ...

On Dec. 17, 1917, the U.S. submarine USS F-1 was lost at sea during a training accident off the coast of California, killing ...