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WWII

People dressed in black bow their heads during a memorial service.

WWII POWs remembered in Yokohama on 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender

On the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, the names of more than 1,000 troops who died as prisoners of war were read aloud Tuesday during a memorial ceremony at the Commonwealth War Cemetery.

James Richardson, 99, a member of the famed Merrill's Marauders in Burma during World War II, poses with his daughter, Judy Robinson, in February 2020.

Death of Merrill’s Marauder veteran leaves only seven survivors of the famed WWII unit

James E. Richardson, one of only eight living veterans of the famed Merrill’s Marauders from World War II, died Sunday in Knoxville, Tenn., at the age of 99.

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Card in a bottle sparks 70-year-old Army mystery in Japan

Using a whiskey bottle, a business card and some rudimentary carpentry, Lt. Col. Eugene J. McNamara found a way to be remembered.

The USS Maryland floats beside the capsized USS Oklahoma, Dec. 7, 1941, as the USS West Virginia burns in the background following Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

DOD identifies remains of Indiana brothers who died aboard USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor

The remains of a pair of brothers who died aboard the USS Oklahoma during the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor have been identified.

Josiah Bunting III, chairman of the Friends of the National WWII Memorial, honors veterans who fought in the Battle of Okinawa on April 1, 2015.

DC ceremony marks Battle of Okinawa's 70th anniversary

A handful of World War II veterans were the center of attention Wednesday at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the long, fierce Battle of Okinawa.

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Guam jungle silently echoes long-ago guns

In a lot of Pacific War histories, Guam is swept aside and banished as insignificant.

How soon they forget, many might say.

Members of the 75th World War II Commemoration Committee talk with reporters at the Pearl Harbor Visitors Center, Hawaii, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020.

Fourteen eyewitnesses to Japan’s 1945 surrender are expected in Hawaii for 75th anniversary

Fourteen U.S. veterans who witnessed Japan surrender on Sept. 2, 1945, are slated to attend a ceremony in Hawaii next month commemorating the historic event’s 75th anniversary.