Operation Barney was conceptualized by Vice Admiral Lockwood to avenge the loss of Wahoo and her intrepid crew.

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

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 ...

More than 18,500 Japanese ... "We're losing our WWII veterans daily, and with them, I fear we're also losing the hard-earned lessons they fought valiantly to teach us. Our Pacific War veterans ...

A revision of history or a reconfiguration to align with current policies? That is the question for the Army after the ...

Two Long Island historical memorabilia collectors say they will turn over 41 flags carried by Japanese servicemen in World War II — the only trace of some soldiers whose bodies were never recovered — ...

The Corsair performed well during World War II, claiming 2,140 air combat victories against 189 losses—an overall kill ratio ...

The 442nd Regiment, combined with the 100th Infantry Battalion, is the most decorated combat unit in U.S. military history.

First Lt. Herbert G. Tennyson was one of 11 men on the B-24 shot down off New Guinea. The remains of the pilot of a downed World War II Army bomber that was the subject of a pioneering recovery ...

The few years leading up to the USA becoming involved in the Second World War were some of the most stressful years in human ...

From left: Japanese Minister of Education ... With 2025 marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, issues of historical perception are expected to attract renewed attention, and ...