The March 1945 crossings, by Patton and Montgomery's forces, gave the Allies beachheads with which to invade Germany.

Carton de Wiart died in 1963 at the age of 83, but his exploits have inspired generations of service members in the United ...

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 ...

WAVES recruitment figures proved those suppositions wrong. In 1945, the WAVES had 73,816 enlisted women, 8,745 officers and ...

A tour led by an 88-year-old guide in Bastogne, Belgium, scene of a critical battle of World War II, offers a snapshot into ...

World War II was one of the most transformative events of the 20th century. It was the largest war ever fought, with more than 50 nations and 100 million troops involved, and it reshaped geopolitics, ...

Yoshiharu Kanai, 80, has been working to collect remains for over 20 years, wishing to return them to mainland Japan swiftly.

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

VCG. US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday “praised American-Japanese friendship and trust” while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima t ...

U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Alvin R. Scarborough and Army Pfc. Joseph R. Travers — are coming for burials with full ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that he will visit Ioto, widely known as Iwo Jima, on Saturday to attend an event to honor soldiers who died in a fierce battle on the Pacific island 80 ...