Remembering those Oregonians who served, and died, onboard the USS Wasp: Memorial Day 2019
Gallery: Elmer Taylor, sailor blues, arms crossed; Joe Shelley, black suit and tie; John Parker, whites and white cap; Vincent Ruscilli, black suit, sleeve insignia In late summer 1942, the aircraft carrier USS Wasp zigzagged through Torpedo Junction, the area south of Guadalcanal where Japanese submarines were known to lie in wait. On board, the […]