In April 1942, sixteen American bombers launched from USS Hornet and struck Japan in one of the most daring raids of World ...
During World War II, over 16 million Americans served in the Armed Forces. Today, less than 45,000 are still alive. I spent ...
In July 1945, eight American submariners from USS Barb secretly landed on Japanese soil to destroy a military train. Led by ...
Japan occupied all or part of over 20 countries during World War II. The U.S. and its allies liberated many of the Pacific Islands in hard-fought naval and amphibious battles before ending the war ...
With a stroke of a presidential pen, the lives of Izumi Taniguchi, Minoru Tajii, Homei Iseyama and Peggy Yorita irreparably changed on Feb. 19, 1942. On that day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ...
A soldier on a remote island who hadn't been told World War II had ended surrendered to authorities on December 18, 1974. The veteran served as a signaller during the war and was also a part-time ...
This remote South Pacific island was home to one of the least necessary battles of World War II. But these days, Peleliu in ...
Aikman was killed during World War II, and he was accounted for on April 2, 2025, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA).  Missouri governor says income tax elimination plan will be ...
Nearly 10% of New Mexico's population served in WWII, and the state suffered the highest per capita casualty rate in the nation.