His name is well known in Austin, where an auditorium bearing his name has long been a center for the celebration of Black and Hispanic life in the city.

Only a few months later, Chief Carpenter’s Mate (CCM) Ted McKinley Furr died aboard USS Oklahoma when Japan launched an attack on Pearl Harbor ... and USS West Virginia (BB-48), among others.

Only a few months later, Chief Carpenter’s Mate (CCM) Ted McKinley Furr died aboard USS Oklahoma when Japan launched an attack on Pearl Harbor ... and USS West Virginia (BB-48), among others.

Two new aircraft carriers are being named after Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, continuing the Navy convention of naming ...

Advertisement Those vessels are Virginia-class attack submarines and will be named the USS Potomac ... Yemen Gun from Navy ship that fired 2nd Pearl Harbor shot may move to museum Half of Navy's ...