“With God speed,“ the S.S. Adrian Victory slips into the Pacific Ocean from its drydock at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corp. shipyard in Portland, Oregon, after being christened by Mrs. Robert Stites of ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By January 1945, the United States was deeply embroiled in World War II. More than 6,000 soldiers from Washington County served at ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. By 1943, the outlook for an Allied ...
Victory Cruises' Victory I. Crew were removed from the ship and its sister vessel, the Victory II, during a call in Detroit. Photo Credit: Tom Stieghorst Crew members from Victory Cruise Lines' two ...
In the twilight years of World War II, hundreds of ships were built, most moving cargo. In May 1945, the SS American Victory was launched. Built in just 55 days, it was deployed in WWII, the Korean ...
More than 6,000 soldiers from Washington County served at home and abroad. Washington County families lost loved ones who were killed, taken prisoner or assumed missing in Germany, France, Italy and ...