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America's deadliest amphibious operation in the Pacific | The Battle of Peleliu (WW2) + Recapturing Corregidor Island | The Philippines campaign (WW2)

There is a fairly good chance that you have never heard of the tiny Pacific Island of Peleliu. With its size of approximately ...
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Vintage WWII planes • Helldiver • Dauntless • Corsair • Kate

The Prowlers of the Pacific airshow team performed at the Thunder Over South Georgia Air Show 2017 on November 9, 2017. The team includes four vintage WWII aircraft: Curtiss SB2C Helldiver (marked ...
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Hacksaw Ridge still a somber reminder of grueling Okinawa combat

Army Cpl. Desmond Doss, a Seventh Day Adventist and conscientious objector who refused to carry a rifle but served as a ...

I found out my father was a war hero — at his funeral decades later

Following John Ficarra’s Nov. 11 op-ed, “My colleague at Mad magazine was a war hero. Who knew?” — Post Opinions asked ...

National Museum of the Pacific War to reopen Bush Gallery after renovation

The National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas will hold a reopening ceremony Saturday at 10 a.m. for its ...

Minnesota World War II veteran believed to be last person alive who witnessed Japan treaty signing

Out of the 1,500 men on his ship, Del Thielke was the only one selected to be aboard the USS Missouri when the peace treaty ...
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The Only WWII Land Battle Fought on American Soil: The Forgotten Fight for Alaska

When most people think of the Pacific Theater of World War II, they envision tropical islands, heat, and jungle combat.

‘Rosie the Riveters’ inspire young girls to become leaders of tomorrow

Jeanne Gibson, 99, and Dorothy Jane Nicholas, 102, shared stories and answered students’ questions ahead of the 84th ...
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WWII Marine absorbed grenade blast to save his men on Tinian

The Marines, however, modified LVTs with ramps that allowed their men to penetrate the atoll on the northwest. Moreover, the ...

WWII Army veteran, longtime Escondido teacher to be remembered at celebration of life Friday

Hook’s 11-page memoir is on the website, The World War II Experience, a local nonprofit that preserves the stories of the ...
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Bangladesh repatriates WWII remains of Japanese soldiers

British military established Chattogram War Cemetery to bury, honor soldiers killed in action - Anadolu Ajansı ...

This L.A. woman was jailed as a WWII traitor. How a pair of perjuries ensnared ‘Tokyo Rose’

Iva Toguri D'Aquino was sent to prison for allegedly helping the Japanese. After it was revealed that perjured witnesses led ...