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Nicknamed the “Tokyo Express” by their opponents, the Japanese “tin cans” acquired the grudging respect of the Americans for ...
After his plane was shot down, Glenn H. Hodak was sent to a military prison in Tokyo, where he was killed by U.S. firebombing ...
The BriefA World War II veteran died on Monday at 108 years old.Bill Monfort was believed to be the oldest living veteran in ...
A World War II airman who was taken captive by Japanese forces and died in a prison fire after his plane was shot down has ...
Japan's Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and Americans who died in one ...
Rick Shiomi’s new play “Secret Warriors,” now running at the History Theatre in St. Paul, explores the overlooked ...
The soldiers served as a key part of U.S. intelligence, but nearly 50 years passed before their efforts became public.
Additionally, the Navy RFP held that the new fighter ... 189 losses—an overall kill ratio of over 11:1. During World War II, many Japanese regarded America’s Vought F4U Corsair fighter ...
The last retired military personnel or civilian employee who received Japanese government medical benefits for trauma or ...
Bob Fuchigami, who was imprisoned in the Amache incarceration camp in Colorado during WWII and spent much of his life ...