Defense department renews effort to identify victims in World War II explosion in Pearl Harbor’s West Loch
The Department of Defense has launched a new effort to identify the remains of service members killed 80 years ago. Near the ...
80 years on, remains of 3 US airmen who went missing during WWII identified
II. A B-29 Superfortress airplane, part of US armed forces' 444th Bombardment Group (very heavy), was returning to its base ...
80 years since one of the bloodiest Pacific battles of World War II
80 years ago, American and Japanese troops were locked in one of the fiercest and bloodiest battles of the Pacific theatre in ...
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Iwo Jima veteran recalls ‘terrible, terrible’ battle 80 years after WWII
Marine amphibious tractors burn after being hit by Japanese mortar shells during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. (U.S. Marine ...
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In 1945, eighty years ago, no one knew how World War II would end
Eighty years ago, during World War II, the United States operated full-scale military operations worldwide while planning how ...
Tokyo was filled with charred corpses after US firebombing 80 years ago. Survivors want compensation
Japan is remembering the 105,000 people killed in a single night, 80 years ago Monday, in the U.S. firebombing of the ...
How American soldiers were identified 80 years after World War II plane crash in Assam
After an extensive search in 2022-23, three soldiers were identified. This marks a significant milestone in the recovery ...
An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
As a volunteer cave digger, Takamatsu Gushiken has unearthed the remains of several hundred people. Excavation is not his ...