An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the ...

ITOMAN, Japan — Takamatsu Gushiken turns on ... ago as they hid in this cave during one of the fiercest battles of World War II. His hope is that the dead can be reunited with their families.

Takamatsu Gushiken has spent years voluntarily locating bodies, and fragments of bodies, of World War II victims in Japan’s Okinawa's jungle. Over 80 years since a major battle, Gushiken shared ...

Nearly all of Japan’s 21,000 soldiers were killed ... on the island became one of the most famous photos of World War II, and the battle has inspired numerous books and movies.

An island haunted by one of the deadliest battles of World War II On April 1, 1945, U.S. troops landed on Okinawa during their push toward mainland Japan ... limb bones. In all, 1,280 remains ...

Island haunted by one of World War II's deadliest battles On April 1, 1945, U.S. troops landed on Okinawa during their push toward mainland Japan ... on limb bones. In all, 1,280 remains of ...

The 80th anniversary commemoration of Iwo Jima on Saturday is set to be overshadowed by controversy after the Pentagon ...

He carefully places them in a ceramic rice bowl and takes a moment to imagine people dying 80 years ago as they hid in this cave during one of the fiercest battles of World War II. His hope is ...

JAPAN, — A World War II-era "good luck" flag has finally made ... signed by loved ones and carried into battle as a token of protection and support. Realizing the deep personal and cultural ...

One of 27 Marines awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II, Justice left a ... as Justice recalled, “all you had to do was stick a cigarette ...

Newsweek's map shows that the U.S. Navy once commanded over a dozen public shipyards, many of which were vital to the American war effort in World War II. In the preceding decades, all but four ...