1943 Osage High School graduate Les Decker enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1944. He wanted to go sooner, but he was only 16 years old when he graduated, and had to wait another year. "I started out in ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Monday that U.S. Army Sgt. John O. Herrick of Emporia, killed during World War II, was accounted for Aug. 21, 2023. His ...

Marine Alutech's Watercat M9 fast landing craft, based on the Watercat M8 design used by Sweden, Finland, and Germany. (Marine Alutech) Finnish shipyard Marine Alutech Oy Ab has been contracted to ...

After several years of active duty in the U.S. Navy, including time spent as a quarter master on a Landing Craft Infantry in the Pacific, Jack Fowler (CivEngr’51) returned to CU to earn his degree. He ...