The Army has posthumously commissioned seven University of Hawaii ROTC cadets of Japanese descent who were killed during ...

Explore the dramatic events of the Battle of Midway, a pivotal turning point in WWII in the Pacific! Dive into the strategic ...

There is a fairly good chance that you have never heard of the tiny Pacific Island of Peleliu. With its size of approximately ...

In downtown Manila, rows upon rows of headstones are laid out on the gentle slopes of a hilltop, the largest single burial ground for US World War II casualties.

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- "This was some tough stuff," reflected Vern Shmidt, a 99-year-old Valley veteran who served during the Battle of the Bulge. He was one of a handful of veterans who walked ...

When most people think of the Pacific Theater of World War II, they envision tropical islands, heat, and jungle combat. However, the 18-day campaign in May 1943 to retake a remote Aleutian island from ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WCTV) - The Honor Flight program began twenty years ago, designed specifically to transport veterans of the Second World War to the memorial built in their honor. Honor Flight ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 7—Jenny Chan heard frequent tales from her grandmother about the atrocities committed by the Japanese against the Chinese ...

From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, the Marine Corps earned its reputation for tackling some of the bloodiest battles of World War II’s Pacific Theater. What few remember is that the U.S. Army usually fought ...

A World War II Pacific Theater reenactment will occur the weekend of July 12-13 at the American Heritage Museum in Hudson. The event will feature American and Japanese infantry camps, authentic gear ...

A coastal fog softens the dramatic plunge where the American continent meets the Pacific. Nearly 350 miles north of San Francisco, just south of Crescent City and beyond the mouth of the Klamath River ...

At 102, retired Air Force Capt. Dick Nelms, who flew 35 missions over Nazi Germany in a Boeing B-17, shares his WWII ...