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Remains of American Soldier Captured by the Japanese During World War II Identified Nearly 80 Years Later
After his plane was shot down, Glenn H. Hodak was sent to a military prison in Tokyo, where he was killed by U.S. firebombing ...
80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs
An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the ...
How Did The US Military Transport Planes To The Front Lines During World War 2?
Ever wondered how the U.S. brought smaller planes overseas during World War II? It was definitely more tedious work than ...
Remains of captured WWII U.S. airman identified as Cpl. Glenn Hodak
Forensics investigators identified the remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Cpl. Glenn Hodak nearly 80 years after his B-29 bomber ...
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In WWII, the ‘Tokyo Express’ was tough to beat. One man changed that.
Nicknamed the “Tokyo Express” by their opponents, the Japanese “tin cans” acquired the grudging respect of the Americans for ...
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One Man’s Tale of Courage Flying Fighters in the Dark
Northrop’s P-61 Black Widow was late to the war. The fighter-bomber didn’t fly its first combat mission until June 1944, when ...
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Ishiba, Hegseth pay respects to war dead on Iwo Jima battlefield
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on March 29 went to the Pacific island of Iwoto ... alliance as the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II looms. “Japan and the United States, which once ...
Savannah native, decorated service member receives Arlington Burial
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A Savannah native and service member from World War II received an Arlington Burial on Thursday. Chief ...
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‘He was honored to have served’: Devoted friend shares life, legacy of historian, Marine aviation veteran of WWII, Korea and Vietnam
In 1985, the Marine Corps Air Ground Museum in Quantico ... American Campaign Medal; Asian-Pacific Campaign Medal with three bronze stars; World War II Victory Medal; National Defense Service ...
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Newly renovated greens spruce up US Air Force golf course in Tokyo
Tama Hills, an 18-hole, 6,600-yard course operated by the U.S. Air Force near central Tokyo ... Tama Hills, built on the site of a World War II-era ammunition depot just over 12 miles from ...
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Hegseth: Guam, CNMI defense is also America first
James Moylan a few hours after his transport plane touched down on the flight line at Andersen Air Force Base Thursday ... Also present were a handful of visiting World War II veterans, including ...
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Pentagon chief Hegseth shows unity with Japan at WWII site Iwoto
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday affirmed that the alliance with Japan remains the "cornerstone" of security in the region, joining a war memorial service on Iwoto Island in the Pacific ...