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America’s Vought F4U Corsair Terrified the Japanese Military in WWII
The Corsair performed well during World War II, claiming 2,140 air combat victories against 189 losses—an overall kill ratio ...
Hegseth joins WWII memorial service on his first trip to Japan and vows to strengthen alliance
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has praised the friendship and trust that his country and Japan have developed while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor those who died in battle d ...
Foreign Affairs2d
The Japanese Military Has a People Problem
The Japanese military is particularly vulnerable to the consequences of demographic change. Since its founding in 1954, the force has rarely met its recruitment targets, and decades of economic ...
The National Interest on MSN5d
Operation Barney: How WWII U.S. Navy Submarines Took Vengence on Japan
Operation Barney was conceptualized by Vice Admiral Lockwood to avenge the loss of Wahoo and her intrepid crew.
Remains of captured WWII U.S. airman identified as Cpl. Glenn Hodak
Forensics investigators identified the remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Cpl. Glenn Hodak nearly 80 years after his B-29 bomber ...
CBS News24d
Volunteer searching for WWII dead in Japanese caves unearths remains of hundreds of people
He carefully places them in a ceramic rice bowl and takes a moment to imagine people dying 80 years ago as they hid in this cave during one of the fiercest battles of World War II. His hope is ...
FOX 32 Chicago on MSN5d
New Illinois Holocaust Museum exhibit explores Japanese American incarceration during WWII
A new exhibit at the Illinois Holocaust Museum is shining a light on a lesser-known chapter of American history: the ...
Stars and Stripes24d
Navy sailor injured Japanese pedestrian, city says
Japanese authorities are investigating a U.S. Navy sailor suspected of injuring an 87-year-old Japanese man crossing a Yokosuka city street last month, according to the city and the Navy.
The New York Times24d
A Plea for Justice for Japan’s So-Called Comfort Women
Mina Watanabe has made it her life’s work to tell the stories of the women who were sexually enslaved by the Japanese military before and during World War II. By Vivian Morelli Reporting from ...
Military.com20d
Tokyo Was Filled with Charred Corpses After US Firebombing 80 Years Ago. Survivors Want Compensation
There was growing frustration in the United States at the length of the war and past Japanese military atrocities ... the 80th anniversary of Japan’s WWII defeat. On March 10, 1945, Reiko ...
Military.com24d
An Okinawan Bone Digger Searches for Remains from One of the Fiercest Battles of World War II
He carefully places them in a ceramic rice bowl and takes a moment to imagine people dying 80 years ago as they hid in this cave during one of the fiercest battles of World War II. His hope is ...
The New York Times20d
Jessie Mahaffey, Survivor of Pearl Harbor Attack, Dies at 102
He was cleaning the deck of the U.S.S. Oklahoma when it capsized under Japanese torpedo fire. Less than a year later, he survived the sinking of another Navy ship in the Pacific. By Amanda Holpuch ...