At 17 years old, Joseph “Joe” Spotswood falsified his paperwork to join the Navy in 1944 as World War II was in full swing. ... On Aug. 7, 1945, aboard the USS Augusta, ...

They will learn that Falgout is thought to be the first American casualty of World War II, that he was killed in the line of duty aboard the U.S. naval flagship USS Augusta off the coast of ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Of all the accolades Carl Clifford Wilson received during his service in the Navy, it was forgetting ...