World War II is filled with heartbreaking stories of bravery, loss, and survival. But some stories, especially those ...

Japan occupied all or part of over 20 countries during World War II. The U.S. and its allies liberated many of the Pacific Islands in hard-fought naval and amphibious battles before ending the war ...

With a stroke of a presidential pen, the lives of Izumi Taniguchi, Minoru Tajii, Homei Iseyama and Peggy Yorita irreparably changed on Feb. 19, 1942. On that day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ...

In April 1942, sixteen American bombers launched from USS Hornet and struck Japan in one of the most daring raids of World ...

The U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command confirmed the wreck site of USS Herring, an U.S. submarine lost in the Pacific ...

The fate of the USS Herring, lost and presumed sunk in 1944, is confirmed after 82 years. Two North Carolina sailors see ...

Japan marked the 80th anniversary of its WWII surrender with PM Shigeru Ishiba expressing "remorse" for the first time since 2013. About 4,500 officials and families observed a moment of silence.

During World War II, Navajo Marines carried an unbreakable code across the battlefields of the Pacific. Their transmissions ...

World War II ended more than 80 years ago, but some stories remain unsolved. From missing treasure to strange military ...

A Japanese cabinet minister was among thousands of people to visit a controversial war memorial in Tokyo as Japan marks 80 years since the end of World War II. Agricultural Minister Shinjiro Koizumi ...

Historic World War II warbirds and a rare Japanese Fuji LM-1 took to the skies at the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport.

Aikman was killed during World War II, and he was accounted for on April 2, 2025, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA).  Missouri governor says income tax elimination plan will be ...