It's hard to imagine now in our globalized world, but many of the young American soldiers who headed onto massive ships like ...

His collection has grown to more than 1,200 models. Raised in a Chicago suburb, Simanton said he was always interested in ships, models and World War II ... of the earliest aircraft carriers.

Tuskegee Airman Lt. Frank H. Moody crashed on April 11, 1944. His was one of about 200 military aircraft lost the Great Lakes during World War II.

can give visitors a more intuitive view on how ships work. A model of the light aircraft carrier USS Monterey was made by Raymond F. Guyette of Hayesville, N.C., to honor naval veterans like his ...