On October 24, 1944, during World War 2’s Pacific climax, the United States Navy, emboldened by their recent triumphs in the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea and the Surigao Strait, unwittingly plunged ...
On Sept. 2, 1945, Gen. Yamashita personally surrendered to the 32nd Infantry Division, where, according to an official ...
Ben Hagans recalls seeing his friend step up, willing to sacrifice his life to save a fellow soldier. The actions leading to ...
To commemorate this year’s POW/MIA Recognition Day on Sept. 19, volunteers with the non-profit Stories Behind the Stars ( ...
The U.S. may have fielded the largest aircraft carrier fleet in World War 2, but Japan was no slouch. Through conversions, it also amassed a pretty large fleet.
Retired firefighter Benjamin Broadwell Hagans, 96, has emerged as an eyewitness to the savage executions of three soldiers in ...
During World War II, any deadly new innovation had the potential to help push one side toward victory. Tragically, this focus on new weaponry led to the development of a formidable torpedo in Japan ...
In August 1945, North Field launched the two bombers that carried out the first and only wartime use of nuclear weapons in ...