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 scars remain, allowing visitors to get up close and touch history.
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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 ...
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.
World War Two steam train 'Canadian Pacific' returns to the rails in England
The 'Canadian Pacific', a 1940s steam train that took soldiers and supplies to England's south coast during World War Two, ...
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 ...
Review: History Theatre’s ‘Secret Warriors’ a gripping take on a seldom-told story
Several key figures in World War II’s final battles were heroic young Japanese-American men who studied in Minnesota.
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WWII podcast sets sights on stories that offer lessons for future wars
What happens when a Navy captain and a historian walk into a bar? They come out with a hit podcast about the Pacific War.
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 ...