A black-and-white, 1940s-era image of a military officer, seen from the chest up, posing in dress uniform and hat.

DOD agency identifies missing remains of Medal of Honor recipient killed in 1945

The Defense Department announced Friday that it had identified the missing remains of a Medal of Honor recipient who was killed in the Philippines in 1945 while a prisoner of war.

Naha an empty city mocking yank entry

The going is easier now on Okinawa – and whatever hopes the Japanese had of stopping the avalanche of American fighting men is gone.

Hand-to-hand fighting at new high on Okinawa

The most vicious type of hand-to-hand fighting is raging all along the southern front of Okinawa. The veterans of the 7th Division are engaging in more hand-to-hand combat than in all their other three campaigns put together.