The Hellcat’s forgiving flight characteristics and durability allowed less experienced pilots to survive early engagements and gain greater experience against the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero.

A Navy destroyer has been christened in honor of Louis H. Wilson Jr., a former Camp Pendleton Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II for the courageous leadership he showed ...

Over the course of World War II, many women stepped out of societal norms to take on roles that were essential to the Allied ...

ALEXANDRIA — More than 2,300 Douglas County men and women were inducted into the military after the beginning of World War II ...

Tsushima helped a rising Asian power consolidate its regional standing, set that power on the path to destruction in World ...

On July 4, 1944, Sgt. Howard Urabe was fighting Nazis in Europe. Hailing from Kapaa, Kauai, he was fighting alongside other ...

After vanishing over the Pacific in 1942, Sgt. Thomas Cotner of Casper was presumed lost forever. Now eight decades later, ...

MINIDOKA COUNTY, Idaho — A major transformation is underway at the Minidoka National Historic Site, where crews are restoring ...

Japanese cultural productions are tweaking the formula to grab the attention of a younger generation.

The focus of remembrance was especially sharp in Hiroshima, where the city marked 80 years since the U.S. atomic bombing on ...

Charles Speight, who served as a Navy fighter pilot in WWII, died on Monday, Sept. 22, at 103, according to his obituary. Speight, according to his obituary with the Brannen-Nesmith Funeral Home, ...

Eighty years ago, U.S. President Harry Truman authorized the U.S. Initial Post-Surrender Policy for Japan. Just days earlier, aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, a Canadian diplomat made a slight ...