a radioman and a navigator — took the plane “typhoon hunting” after the Japanese surrender in World War II. (Contributed photo) Three days after leaving the Navy in 1946, Robert Pearce got a ...

At 17 years old, Joseph “Joe” Spotswood falsified his paperwork to join the Navy in 1944 as World War II was in full swing ... boxed aboard the USS Augusta. Photo courtesy of Chase Spotswood.

Fleet-sized aircraft carriers, such as the USS Enterprise and USS Midway, captured the public's attention during the air battles of World War II. But the majority of the US Navy's aircraft ...