One of the most recognized Essex-class carriers with the USS Hornet (CV/CVA/CVS-12). The hefty ship completed construction in 1943 and was shortly after assigned to the service’s primary offensive force during the war – the Fast Carrier Task Force.
USS Yorktown appeared in the 1970 film "Tora! Tora! Tora!," which recreated the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The ship had been leased to the film producers, who needed an aircraft carrier. As she was scheduled to be decommissioned, the U.S. Navy made her available.
Get ready to dust off those old running shoes. The ninth annual Jennifer Bush-Lawson 5K race and festival is set for Saturday in the Yorktown neighborhood. The event commemorates Jennifer Bush-Lawson, an Arlington resident who was struck and killed in 2014 by a dump truck while placing her child into a minivan near Nottingham Elementary. The ninth annual Jennifer Bush-Lawson 5K race and festival is set for Saturday in the Yorktown neighborhood.