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Missing World War II airman's Zippo lighter reunited with family after 80 years
Eighty years after a U.S. airman went missing in World War II, his family has received a token to remember him by.
China, North Korea and Russia represent biggest security challenge since World War II, Japan says
Japan is facing its most severe security environment since World War II as three potential adversaries in East Asia – China, ...
World War II soldier, POW from Detroit identified, recovered
Kenneth L. Kramer, 20, a private in the United States Army Air Force, was accounted for on June 30, according to the Defense ...
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WWII hero to be laid to rest 80 years later in Lawrence County
More than 80 years after he was killed fighting Japanese troops in Burma, the body of Pvt. Mack Kidd will make its way from ...
Japanese warship used in WWII found on Pacific seafloor: See photos
A team of scientists discovered a Japanese naval destroyer for the first time since it was sunk by American troops in World ...
Japanese WWII destroyer torpedoed by U.S. boats discovered on Pacific seafloor — still armed with munitions
The Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki was discovered more than 2,600 feet below the ocean's surface near the Solomon Islands.
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Dear Abby: My dad said he was a World War II hero ... he wasn’t.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
We The People | Looking at Oak Ridge’s WWII role on 80th anniversary of Trinity Test
The hard work in Oak Ridge contributed to the research leading up to the Trinity Test, the very first deployment of a nuclear weapon in history.
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City of El Paso to celebrate WWII vet’s 100th birthday
The City of El Paso Parks and Recreation Department will celebrate the 100th birthday of Daniel Marquez, a World War II ...
Defense Department acknowledges mistake in identification of World War II soldier
Kenneth Kramer, just 20 years old when he died, was from Washington state and appeared to have no connection to Michigan, officials said.
‘Utterly foolish’: 12 hours before World War II ended, the US firebombed this Japanese city
Almost 90 US B-29 bombers dropped about 6,000 tons of napalm on Kumagaya, Japan, on the night of August 14-15, 1945. Eighty ...