80 years since one of the bloodiest Pacific battles of World War II
80 years ago, American and Japanese troops were locked in one of the fiercest and bloodiest battles of the Pacific theatre in ...
Stars and Stripes4d
Iwo Jima veteran recalls ‘terrible, terrible’ battle 80 years after WWII
His 10 days at Iwo Jima were a “terrible, terrible experience with dead people everywhere,” he told Stars and Stripes in a ...
The Japan Times4d
Ishiba mulls visit to Iwo Jima, site of fierce WWII battle
He plans to attend a joint Japan-U.S. memorial service on March 29, which would make him the first Japanese prime minister ...
Athens Banner-Herald4d
Athens resident to speak on World War II battle at Oconee County library
Davis spoke on the battle in December ... Nelson Davis, was a WWII naval veteran on the Pacific front. Davis was also a volunteer for the Witness to War Foundation, an organization that documented ...
Born on the Fourth of July, Waynesboro Marine lost his life on Iwo Jima in World War II
Pfc. Frederick Rickard's death on Iwo Jima was the family's second tragedy in four months. His brother died in a Christmas ...
Publishers Weekly2d
The Pacific Circuit: A Globalized Account of the Battle for the Soul of an American City
Oakland and its port are integral, he writes, to the “pacific circuit” of global capitalism ... Tracing the city’s history since WWII, he depicts how the welfare of its mostly Black, working ...
Military.com6d
The Medal of Honor Recipient Erased in the Pentagon's DEI Purge
Private 1st Class Harold Gonsalves received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic actions during the Battle of ...
WYSO Public Radio6d
In 1945, eighty years ago, no one knew how World War II would end
Eighty years ago, during World War II, the United States operated full-scale military operations worldwide while planning how ...