Lieutenant Walter “Wally” T. Stradwick was a fighter pilot of the British Pacific Fleet, whose selflessness and bravery were ...

“Memoirs of a Kamikaze” is the ... Just prior to his eighth flight attempt, Odachi listened to the Aug. 15, 1945, broadcast by Emperor Hirohito announcing Japan’s surrender.

Mr. Marumo survived World War II despite volunteering to fly a kamikaze mission, was awarded by Japan’s emperor for ... the war ended before his plane was sent. Getting a second chance is ...

He recalled a close call with a Japanese kamikaze plane, which struck a nearby vessel, the USS Zeilin, during a convoy in the Leyte Gulf on Jan. 13, 1945, according to an email sent Sunday by his ...