The early days of WWII in the Pacific brought bad news every day. America needed a win and quickly. In walks, James Harold “Jimmy” Doolittle (1896-1993) was a pioneering pilot, aeronautical […]
China-Burma-India Theater (1941–45). The China‐Burma‐India (CBI) theater has been dubbed “the forgotten theater” of World War II. Once the United States entered the war, American strategy called for building up China as […]
Come and listen to USS Silversides staff members Don Kitchen and Teresa Folkmier-Troutman discuss the Pacific war years of our venerated and decorated war veteran and her valiant crew. Don […]
Lecturer will be off site and zoom into theater. A lecture dedicated to the people of Alaska, who fought bravely in WWII Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese bombed the U.S. Dutch Harbor Naval Operating Base and U.S. Army Fort Mears, near Unalaska Island and occupied the Aleutian islands of Attu […]
During World War II’s Pacific Campaign, General Douglas MacArthur, along with his family, were located on the island of Corregidor where he oversaw more than 90,000 American and Filipino troops in the battle against the Japanese military. As neighboring strongholds fell to the Japanese, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt grew concerned that Corregidor would also fall […]
Our lost boat ceremony is a time honored tradition here at the USS Silversides Submarine Museum. For 35 years we have honored the 52 lost crews and their submarines from WWII. The […]
Annual 911 event on the submarine with local Scout saluting will take place from 3 to 5 pm aboard the USS Silversides Submarine. All are welcome to view the event to remember those who died that day! Around the state at the Gerald R. Ford Museum, LST 393 the USS Edson in Bay City and […]
Deep Dives Event Series “The Toledo War” presented by Kurt Troutman
Deep Dives Event Series “Acts of Love in a Time of War, Part 1” Presented by Dr. Fred Johnson
The Muskegon County Sheriff Dive Team carves pumpkins underwater in the Muskegon channel. 1-3pm on Sunday, October 16th. Bring your own pumpkin!
Deep Dives Event Series “Acts of Love in a Time of War, Part 2” Presented by Dr. Fred Johnson
Deep Dives Event Series “The Seeds of Destruction, the Events that led to the American Civil War, Part 1” presented by Ron Janowski
