Like many of the prolonged battles waged during the last year of World War II, the fighting on Iwo Jima resulted in the ...

World War II was one of the most transformative events of the 20th century. It was the largest war ever fought, with more ...

Malaria could be as dangerous to GIs in the Pacific theater of World War II as the enemy. To fight it, they used hammers and ...

Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headtorch and enters a cave buried in Okinawa's jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the ...

80 years ago, American and Japanese troops were locked in one of the fiercest and bloodiest battles of the Pacific theatre in ...

Discover the Intrepid Museum's World War II exhibit, showcasing the Corsair aircraft and artifacts from Loren Isley's final mission and other historic items.

Pfc. Frederick Rickard's death on Iwo Jima was the family's second tragedy in four months. His brother died in a Christmas ...

A fighter pilot in a vastly outnumbered Royal Air Force — one of the “few” hailed by Churchill — he took to the skies to help ...

Prominent Native American figures in U.S. military history have been erased from the U.S. Department of Defense’s website as ...

CHEROKEE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Cherokee Reservation is mourning the loss of a World War II veteran, Mr. Rueben Taylor. Although ...