Smithsonian Magazine11h
Remains of American Soldier Captured by the Japanese During World War II Identified Nearly 80 Years Later
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 ...
Army Times1d
In WWII, the ‘Tokyo Express’ was tough to beat. One man changed that.
Nicknamed the “Tokyo Express” by their opponents, the Japanese “tin cans” acquired the grudging respect of the Americans for ...
Review: History Theatre’s ‘Secret Warriors’ a gripping take on a seldom-told story
Several key figures in World War II’s final battles were heroic young Japanese-American men who studied in Minnesota.
Zanesville Times Recorder26d
Remains of World War II soldier from Roseville have been identified
WASHINGTON — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has finally accounted for a Roseville soldier killed during World War II. According to an announcement, U.S. Army Pvt. James G. Loterbaugh ...
Stars and Stripes1mon
Marines, Japanese forces prepare for amphibious warfare on Okinawa
Japan faces “the most severe security environment it has seen since the end of World War II,” Maj ... In the first wave, Marines and Japanese soldiers landed in combat rubber reconnaissance ...
Yardbarker1mon
Pop culture ninjas that took hold of our imaginations
Ninjas were, originally, mercenary agents in feudal Japan. Now, well, the idea of the “ninja” has gotten more nebulous in popular culture. Many a character has been called a ninja that some ...