On the morning of this day in 1939, the USS Astoria steamed into Yokohama harbor with the U.S. ensign at half-staff and a Japanese flag at the fore. She was the last American warship to visit Japan ...

“It was dark as hell,” was Don Dias’ most vivid memory of the night his ship, the USS Astoria, was sunk in battle. Dias, of Pinofle, Calif., and three fellow survivors of the ill-fated warship were ...

HACKENSACK, N.J. — Herman Schnipper, a mild-mannered Navy photographer who chronicled the danger and drudgery of war while on board the light cruiser USS Astoria, died Wednesday at his home here, ...

HACKENSACK, N.J. - Thoughts and words come fitfully to the old sailor. But Herman Schnipper, 91, is adamant about his wishes for the pictures he took while stationed on the USS Astoria. The 1,500 ...

The Daily Astorian asked for some interesting stories from people who had experiences during the visit of the USS Missouri back in 1998. Glenn Taggart described his reminiscences as “paydirt.” As a ...

Herman Schnipper, a mild-mannered Navy photographer who exquisitely chronicled the danger and drudgery of war while on board the light cruiser USS Astoria, died Wednesday at his Hackensack home, where ...

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) - The USS Portland was commissioned Saturday morning at its namesake city. The vessel with nearly 400 crew members aboard docked at the Port of Astoria on April 12 before reaching ...

HACKENSACK, N.J. | Thoughts and words come fitfully to the old sailor. But Herman Schnipper, 91, is adamant about his wishes for the pictures he took while stationed on the USS Astoria. The 1,500 ...