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US Navy commissions destroyer named after World War II hero
The United States Navy commissioned ... exploits and acts of bravery during World War II, such as the Battle for Henderson ...
A US invasion of Taiwan in WWII would have been a disaster. A Chinese operation faces similar dangers.
An invasion of Taiwan by China today would face similar challenges that caused the US to drop the idea during WWII. The ...
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Families of Nazi SS hostages held as bargaining chips in WWII say lessons from the war still resonate
PRAGS, Italy — In a little-known chapter in the waning days of World War II, U.S. troops rescued more than 130 political ...
Remains of World War II airman from Massachusetts identified 82 years after dying as prisoner of war
U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Bernard J. Calvi, 23, died in a prisoner of war camp in the Philippines during World War ...
Army Private Is Identified Almost 80 Years After Death in World War II
Jeremiah P. Mahoney had been missing in action since 1945. His remains will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery in ...
World War II soldier from Webberville accounted for 72 years later
A soldier from Webberville, U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. James W. Swartz, 21, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war in ...
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WWII Museum exhibit honors Black soldiers whose stories were ignored
The group of mostly Black servicemen were sentenced to 18 months in military prison ... just one part of “Fighting for the ...
Florence American Cemetery
My wife and I visited a special cemetery near Florence, Italy. We spent a couple of days in Florence before traveling to Rome ...
Japanese-American WWII veteran recalls journey from internment camp to frontlines of battle
Rina Nakano introduces Yoshio Nakamura, one of the last surviving members of the 442nd Regiment of the United States Army, which was almost entirely comprised of Japanese-American soldiers. He recalls ...
WWII sailor from Allentown landed troops on Pacific islands
World War II veteran Matt Gutman, 99, died Thursday of natural causes at Phoebe Terrace in Allentown, where he had lived since 2017.
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American POW swam to freedom in the Pacific during WWII
As American military forces campaigned to move closer to liberating ... Shoss, later colonel, was like many World War II ...
Army private who died in WWII identified almost 80 years after his death
A young US Army soldier from Chicago who died fighting in World War II has spent nearly 80 years as nameless remains. Now he's been identified, and will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery. The ...