Not many people can say they made it to their 102nd birthday, but World War II Navy veteran Edmund Talley can. As a former aviation machinist's mate second class, Talley did just about everything ...

Michael served honorably in the U.S. Navy as a Machinist's Mate Second Class (MM2) before embarking on a varied career, culminating in 15 years as a Walmart associate in Salem.

In the Navy, he attained the rank of Machinist Mate 2nd Class and Water Tender Petty Officer 2nd Class, serving on two destroyers: the USS Wren DD-568 and the USS Fiske DD-842, the latter of which ...

Still, heartbroken, she likely looked to rebound and fill a void. She fell for another Wilmington man, Jack Deans Chinnis, a Navy Machinists Mate 2nd/class and 1938 New Hanover High School graduate.

Unfortunately, on top of the damage, 98 members of the 137 crew were injured. To make matters worst, 24-year-old Machinist's Mate Second Class Joseph Allen Ashley passed away from severe head trauma.

Tragically, Machinist's Mate Second Class Joseph Allen Ashley was fatally wounded during the collision, succumbing to his injuries a day after the event.

Relatively soon, there won’t be so many stories like that of Richard “Dick” Rung, now 99, of Carol Stream, Illinois, who served that day as a motor machinist mate second class.

Aviation Machinist Mate 2nd Class Oriola Michael Aregbesola was reported to have gone overboard on March 20 while deployed on the destroyer USS Mason.

GRANITE QUARRY — U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist Mate 2nd Class Oriola Aregbesola died in the Red Sea on March 20 when he went overboard from the U.S.S. Mason. Aregbesola was the first on a list of ...

U.S. Navy Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Charles Darling Brown, circa 1940. Charles Darling Brown, in uniform, home on leave with friends Bill Morris and Velma McNary, circa 1938. The envelope ...

Aviation Machinist Mate 2nd Class Oriola Michael Aregbesola, 34, of Mirarmar, Florida, died on March 20 of non-combat-related injuries, the DOD announced.

The sailor was identified as Oriola Michael Aregbesola, 34, military officials said Saturday. Aregbesola was an aviation machinist's mate 2nd class and was stationed on the USS Mason in the Red Sea.