Their mission was to capture the island's three airfields, eliminate a Japanese early warning station that was tipping off mainland defenses to incoming B-29 raids, and establish an emergency landing ...

(CNN) — A US Marine Corps aircraft has landed on a rebuilt runway on a World War II-era Japanese airfield on the Pacific island of Peleliu, site of one of the Marines’ bloodiest battles of the war and ...

Explore the US Marine Corps' history, traditions, uniforms, and key WWII Pacific battles, including the invasion of Guam and the story of Marine Barney Ross. Tsunami Watch Issued for Hawaii, West ...

During World War II, a number of important battles took place that undoubtedly changed the war’s course and that of history. Even with thousands of battles taking place between the Allied and Axis ...

(KRON) — A teenager who lives in Fremont was among twelve Young Marines who traveled to Iwo Jima, Japan to honor the 80 th anniversary of the WWII Battle of Iwo Jima. Akshaya Krishna and 11 other ...

World War II produced some of the most consequential military leaders in modern history.

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. One way we can honor living World War II veterans by ...

State officials, military cadets, active military service members and veterans gathered for a tribute to an often-forgotten World War II battle Monday afternoon. Packed into the Thomas Hart Benton ...

World War II veterans Robert Miller and Willard Smith found each other in the same assisted living facility 82 years after fighting in the Battle of Luzon.