Overcast skies gripped Tokyo Bay on an early September morning 80 years ago. Naval ships anchored in the harbor rocked ever slightly as officials representing the United States and Japan gathered on ...
May 17—"South Dakota saw extensive action during World War II; immediately upon entering service in mid-1942. ... she was sent to the south Pacific to reinforce Allied forces waging the Guadalcanal ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — This summer marks the 55th year of the Battleship Memorial Museum in Sioux Falls that highlights the World War II exploits of the USS South Dakota. But the museum itself is ...
SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — The USS Battleship South Dakota Memorial is one of the few City installations open on July 4 in Sioux Falls. Chris Tucker, the curator of the memorial, shared why it’s ...
PIERRE – Two lacquer radio transcription discs, held in the collections of the South Dakota State Historical Society-Archives at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre, broadcast the June 7, 1941, ...