After the Pearl Harbor attack, one Japanese pilot crash-landed on an island he thought was empty—he was wrong. This is what ...

The ceremonies are happening 12 years after one of the relatives set out to solve the mystery of where exactly the plane went ...

The Imperial Japanese Army began with massive ambition and early victories—but as WWII dragged on, it turned to extreme sacrifice and brutal tactics.

Pvt. Ben Leslie’s life was snuffed out aboard a Japanese “hell ship” in January 1945. Moored at the port of Takao in present-day Taiwan, the ship Enoura Maru held the New Mexico soldier and other ...

as “Reppu” (Strong Wind/Gale), after a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy fighter. A Kyodo exclusive story, relying on “interviews with multiple government officials,” said the ...

Melvin Nowiski, WWII Army veteran and longtime Harbor Beach auto shop owner, remembered for his energy and love of cars, dies ...

Bob Buys was asked to provide a DNA sample to identify the remains of a soldier who died in a Japanese prison camp during WWII. He said yes.

As the World War II bomber "Heaven Can Wait" was hit by enemy ... They were on a mission to bomb Japanese targets when the plane was shot down. Military officials believe anti-aircraft fire ...

Marlboro is mourning the loss of Richard Henry Hamilton, a former prisoner of war turned community cornerstone who died ...

Bob Buys was asked to provide a DNA sample to identify the remains of a soldier who died in a Japanese prison camp during WWII. He said yes.

From burrowing into foxholes during the infamous Battle of the Bulge to relaxing card nights with friends, Tom Streicher has ...