Some 70 years ago, Vern Johnson was on the USS Helena when it was struck by Japanese torpedoes in a place called Kula Gulf, sinking the ship and killing more than 100 men. “There was a boom and there ...
What was once used to secure a U.S. Navy cruiser during combat is now permanently anchored at one of Helena’s favorite gathering spots. The seven-ton anchor at Anchor Park near Lewis & Clark Library ...