Roscoe Perkins logged nearly 400 flight hours during his years of service, Jan. 1944 and Feb. 1946.
PORT ORCHARD — Thanks to the Missing in America Project, Civil War veteran Private Zachariah M. Stucker was returned home to Kitsap Sept. 28 to… Continue reading
KEYPORT — After almost a quarter century, Naval Undersea Warfare Center-Keyport is sounding “Taps” for its POW/MIA and Pearl Harbor commemorations. Last year, only two… Continue reading
SEABECK — Kitsap residents will have an opportunity on Aug. 26 to put on their gardening gloves and hats and show their appreciation to a… Continue reading
Editor’s note: This story is part of a 12-month series, Kitsap Goes to War, which explores how World War II affected Kitsap County and its… Continue reading
The Kitsap Peninsula has a proud military history. We read about it in almost every issue of the Port Orchard Independent. This is a fine… Continue reading
Some offered prayers. Others spoke words of comfort for the sailors’ families.
POULSBO — The white Humvee stretch limo that pulled up in front of the Brass Kraken on Poulsbo’s waterfront at 1400 hours May 26 was… Continue reading
BREMERTON — The 69th annual Kitsap Credit Union Armed Forces Day Parade took place May 20. Participating were school bands, representatives from military branches, veterans… Continue reading
