A World War II-era ship tested in harrowing Navy and Coast Guard missions by the dozens looks to have a better future than the scrap heap. Mark “Doc” Avraham is spearheading efforts to care for the ...

NAPA, Calif. (Tribune News Service) — A World War II-era ship born along the Napa River and tested in harrowing Navy and Coast Guard missions by the dozens looks to have a better future than the scrap ...

When the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Smilax (WLIC-315) was commissioned in 1944, allied forces had landed at Normandy five months earlier and had another 10 months of fighting ahead before victory in ...

Volunteers help maintain Acushnet. Dan DeVaul is among them, taking on such jobs as working on electrical panels. In 1978 and 1979, DeVaul served in the Coast Guard on the cutter Yocona, a sister ship ...