Japanese ordnance disposal experts plan to defuse two suspected World War II-era bombs found last month on Miyakojima, a ...

The Battle of Okinawa was one of the bloodiest and costliest of World War II in the Pacific. The United States needed a base to stage an invasion of mainland Japan. The island of Okinawa was the ...

FORT ATKTINSON — A large group of people gathered Saturday under cloudy skies for the unveiling Fort Atkinson’s new WWII ...

The Battle of Okinawa was a key victory for the Allies, giving them an airbase to strike Japan and an anchorage for their ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Contractors looking for unexploded ordnance earlier this month found two suspected World War-II era bombs on ... the main island during the Battle of Okinawa, according ...

After the war, Silberman resumed his studies and graduated from medical school at 26. Silberman was able to finish his ...

In October 1945, two months after the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and one ...

Michael Kwiatkowski of Olean (left) is shown with Sgt. John H. Pope of Lynnbrook, Long Island, with a Japanese flag in the aftermath of fighting on Kakazu Ridge on the Island of Okinawa in April 1945.

Arthur Polacheck, a 96-year-old World War II veteran, served as a radio operator in Okinawa, Japan. Polacheck's fluency in ...

He discusses World War II-era munitions in "The Pacific," starring ... He describes the many challenges of the Battle of Okinawa as portrayed in "Hacksaw Ridge," starring Andrew Garfield, Vince ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - In 1945, the world was at war, and 17-year-old Alexander Dumas was about to play his part. Almost 80 years later, he’s still serving his community.