Off the coast of Japan 80 years ago, a U.S. naval captain ordered his battleship to hold a burial at sea for a kamikaze pilot ...

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 been accounted for, military officials said Wednesday.

During World War II, many Japanese regarded America’s Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft as the most capable aircraft in the conflict. This belief was based on more than a feeling; by the end ...

IWO-TO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and ...

Sgt. Joe Harris was one of an elite group of Black paratroopers during World War II. He is being laid to rest today. He was ...

USA, Oita Prefecture--The last moments of Japan’s mammoth battleship Yamato were captured in extremely rare color footage taken from U.S. military aircraft in World War II, a war-history group said.

HUDSON — Donald Dacier, the last living member of the so-called "Ready Teddy" flight crew, a B-29 bomber that flew dozens of ...

“The USAAF 49th Fighter Group provided Darwin with its only fighter defence from March to September 1942 against fast and well-armed Mitsubishi G4M ‘Betty’ bombers escorted by Mitsubishi A6M ‘Zero’ ...

IWO-TO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and Americans who died in one of World War II’s bloodiest battles.

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito is visiting Iwo Jima to pay tribute to those who died on the island where one of World War II's ...