World War II US Army Capt. Willibald Bianchi survived two chest wounds from Japanese gunfire, the Bataan Death March, wretched captivity in prisoner-of-war camps and the sinking of his first POW ...

Sergeant David Akui walked along Waimanalo Beach on the morning of Dec. 8, 1941, and spotted what he thought was a sea turtle ...

Out of the 1,500 men on his ship, Del Thielke was the only one selected to be aboard the USS Missouri when the peace treaty ...

In 1944, a few hundred U.S.-born Japanese Americans defied their draft orders, citing the constitutional rights of the ...

World War II narratives, up for grabs. In September, China held a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the ...

Japanese flags were given to soldiers during World War II. Those in Mount Pleasant’s Patriots Point Maritime Museum ...

A famed Japanese destroyer sunk by U.S. torpedoes during a pivotal battle in World War II has been discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean more than 80 years after it sank, an exploration team ...

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of a Medal of Honor recipient more than 80 years after he ...

A U.S. Army soldier who earned the prestigious Medal of Honor during World War II has been accounted for more than eight ...

It’s hard to imagine what Schuylkill County families must have thought when they read the bold headline “WAR IS ON” in the ...

Japan is quickly transforming its southernmost Ryukyu islands into a heavily fortified defense zone, sparking concern and ...

A diplomatic row with Japan over Taiwan has China turning to Britain and France for support, appealing to their shared ...