WWII
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.
A fleet died — so did a delusion
Fifty years ago, Japan struck the great American fleet anchorage at Pearl Harbor, blackening an azure Hawaiian sky with the blood of blasted battleships.
Marines returning in peace to hard-won Iwo
The U.S. Marines will land on Iwo Jima and secure Mt. Suribachi Friday for the second time in 15 years.
Oki doughfeet slogging on, searching for own lost PWs
There are no front lines on Okinawa, but that doesn’t mean there is any rest for the doughboy.
Precision fire answer to cave tactics - U.S. artillery goes underground
War in the Ryukus has brought on new and unorthodox tactics from an artillery viewpoint. For the first time in the history of warfare an entire field artillery of an army is living and fighting from underground positions.
Fighting men with tender hearts – GIs play nurse to Oki’s orphans
For doughboys and leathernecks, the care of children started on the first day of the invasion, and from the way it keeps on, it looks as though “the Children’s Hour on Okinawa” will outlast Lillian Hellman’s play on Broadway.
Sure, the campaign’s over, but don’t forget the mop-up
There is nothing spectacular about the mop-up operation. That would be very nice except that men continue to die in skirmishes waged in caves, draws and canyons. These pitched, butter little battle do not make news.