Battleship North Carolina is a decommissioned World War II warship, permanently moored as a memorial and state historic site ...

Battleship North Carolina is ready to get into the N.C. Azalea Festival spirit. The USS North Carolina Battleship Commission, in partnership with the Friends of the Battleship North Carolina ...

Nicknamed “Showboat,” the USS North Carolina (BB-55) was the lead ship of her class during an age when the battleship was still a critical component of the United States Navy’s overall grand ...

The remains of a North Carolina sailor from World War II have been accounted for, the U.S. Navy said Friday. U.S. Navy Mess ...

Hoke County native Petty Officer Neil Frye was lost when the USS West Virginia was sunk by Japanese aircraft on Dec. 7, 1941.

U.S. Navy Mess Attendant 3rd Class Neil D. Frye, of Vass, North Carolina, was killed when his ship, the USS West Virginia, ...

HOKE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- A decorated North Carolinian, who was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, was laid to rest with full military honors. The service was held on April 3--which is his ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) –Hollis Briggs, a longtime community leader in Wilmington known for his public service and advocacy, has died. He was 67. Briggs, a Wilmington native, spent decades serving ...

The remains of a World War II sailor who was killed at Pearl Harbor while serving on the USS West Virginia will be returning ...

When torpedoes struck his battleship, Neil Frye was just 20 years old — a country boy halfway around the world from his tiny hometown of Vass, North Carolina, caught off-guard on an infamous day.