The blast consumed everyone near the bow. No witnesses survived to explain what triggered the detonation. A fireball erupted ...

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Louis E. Roemer, 43, of Wilmington, Delaware, who died while he was being held by Japan as a prisoner of ...

Japanese soldiers were beating a POW to the brink of death... that is until Richard Antrim stepped forward and offered to ...

My experience riding the USS Cobia back into Manitowoc was a phenomenal and unforgettable adventure — one I will remember for the rest of my life. The day started early. We left Manitowoc at 4:30 a.m.

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Crew aboard USS North Carolina staged a boisterous Christmas Eve 'smoker' in 1943. Chaplain Wuebbens raised funds and arranged Macy’s ...

Crew aboard USS North Carolina staged a boisterous Christmas Eve 'smoker' in 1943. Chaplain Wuebbens raised funds and arranged Macy’s gifts and filmed messages. Sailors shared moments of home, then ...

A 104-year-old Coast Guard veteran was honored for her World War II service in a ceremony organized by her hospice provider. Anita Morris served as a petty officer second class, helping protect ports ...

Sailors from the USS Nimitz embrace their family after returning to Naval Base Kitsap, Washington, on Tuesday from a nine-month deployment. (MCS2 Peter K. McHaddad/U.S. Navy) The USS Nimitz aircraft ...

A gimlet-eyed and honest accounting of the war’s hidden costs that still affect us today. Ad Policy Recently discharged Marine Faris Touhy recreates an image of him drinking a cup of coffee after two ...

Satellite imagery reviewed by Newsweek this week showed Chinese-led work to revive a World War II-era runway was nearing completion in the remote South Pacific atoll of Wolaei, just a few hundred ...

World War II US Army Capt. Willibald Bianchi survived two chest wounds from Japanese gunfire, the Bataan Death March, wretched captivity in prisoner-of-war camps and the sinking of his first POW ...