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 ...
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Remains of American Soldier Captured by the Japanese During World War II Identified Nearly 80 Years Later
An American soldier who was killed during World War II has been accounted for nearly 80 years after his death. Last week, the ...
Joe Harris, 108, Dies; Thought to Be the Oldest World War II Paratrooper
He was a member of a segregated unit in the Pacific Northwest that fought forest fires set off by Japanese balloon bombs.
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This World War II Battleship Fights Its Greatest Enemy Yet
The USS Iowa has served the U.S. in its darkest hours. Now, she faces a new set of challenges: combatting the brutal passage ...
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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 ...
USS Scranton, Pacific Fleet’s oldest fast-attack sub, gifted with storied game of Navy legend
The crew of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) received the storied O’Kane cribbage board ...
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Saipan Mayor honors World War II servicemen’s families with 80th anniversary medallions
A special recognition ceremony in Saipan honored the legacy of American servicemen who fought in the battle of Saipan and ...
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Wisconsin World War II veteran turns 100; party honors service
A World War II veteran in Wisconsin turns 100 years old on Saturday. Lemmer served two-and-a-half years in the South Pacific ...
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World War II Veteran Celebrates 100th Birthday
At the Friends of the Cross Christian Church in East Corning, Harry Hoyt was the center of attention. The World War II ...