MT. PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — People gathered here USS Laffey on Tuesday, April 16 to commemorate 32 lives lost during a kamikaze attack just five months before the end of WW2. The USS LAFFEY (DD-724) ...

On April 15 and 16, Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will host two days of special programming to honor the legacy of the USS Laffey (DD-724), famously known as “The Ship That Would Not Die.” ...

On Monday, Oct. 1 at 10:30 a.m., veterans of the USS Laffey Association will host a memorial service onboard the USS Laffey to remember the 32 sailors who died while serving aboard the warship during ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — TheUSS Laffey Association is coming together to honor former crew members who passed away last year as well as sailors who were killed while serving aboard the vessel ...

MOUNT PLEASANT– On Monday, Oct. 5, at 10 a.m., veterans of the historic Navy destroyer USS Laffey will stream their annual memorial service live on the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum Facebook ...

He was born in Lowell on Jan. 26, 1927, son of the late Ernest and Marie Lillian (Berard) Blanchette. Mr. Blanchette served in the Navy during World War II, and was aboard the Destroyer USS Laffey ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum commemorated the 80 th anniversary of D-DAY with a day filled with special events. The USS Laffey, which is docked next to the USS ...