Securing Saipan was of critical importance to the U.S.; its airfields would put the Army Air ... the Pacific theater was yet to see its deadliest days. The final land battle of World War II ...

One of the prisoners later died from his injuries The families of men who took part in the first named air battle of World War Two will be remembering them at a special event in Lincoln on its ...

His courage in battle brought him the Congressional Gold Medal, the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross and the ...

The KC-130J Super Hercules tanker with 1st Marine Air ... of the battle. The Marines are experimenting with new ways of integrating airpower and covering the vast distances of the Pacific for ...

Spruance, veteran of the Battle ... naval-and-air center at Truk. Patrolling offshore were U.S. battleships, cruisers and destroyers—the greatest fleet ever assembled in the Pacific, Honolulu ...

The families of men who took part in the first named air battle of World War Two will be remembering them at a special event in Lincoln on its 85th anniversary. The Battle of the Heligoland Bight ...

At War in the Pacific National Historical Park, the former battlefields, gun emplacements, trenches, and historic structures all serve as silent reminders of the bloody World War II battles that raged ...

Deep sea explorers have found two Japanese aircraft carriers that were sunk in battle in World War ... year-old cold case Bodies of US WW2 troops found on Pacific island Searching for Burma's ...

Dozens of family, friends and local acquaintances stopped by The Landmark assisted living facility Tuesday to sing Happy ...

He discusses World War II-era munitions in "The Pacific ... in "Masters of the Air," starring Austin Butler and Barry Keoghan. He describes the many challenges of the Battle of Okinawa as ...