After 66 years of being displayed outdoors at the Minnesota State Capitol, a 4/50 gun that arguably fired the second American ...

World War II was still in full swing during his time at the academy, so he also learned to fly the Navy's seaplanes, trained on old battleships and learned to man 40-mm anti-aircraft guns.

shortly after members fired the first American shots of World War II at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The preserved gun in being sought as a centerpiece for a new military and veterans museum in the state.

The Ward and its crew hold an honor that no other ship can match, coming at the dawn of World War II. According to the Naval History and Heritage Command, which still owns the gun artifact ...