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U.S. Air Force, Navy Restore Historic WWII-Era Airfield in the Pacific
US Air Force and Navy restore historic WWII-era airfield on Tinian in the Pacific. The airfield was a key launching point for ...
A US military aircraft just returned to a WWII airstrip that was once the site of a bloody battle in the Pacific
The Peleliu airstrip, also known as the Sledge runway, was the scene of the 1944 Battle of Peleliu ... Last year, the US ...
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How Tales of Shark Attacks Shaped a U.S. Warship’s Legacy
On July 26, 1945, the heavy cruiser U.S.S. Indianapolis landed on Tinian Island in the northern Pacific and delivered components for the atomic bomb that 11 days later would be dropped on Hiroshima.
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Blair man killed in action honored
A Blair County man who lost his life in the Battle of Iwo Jima has been memorialized by the nonprofit Stories Behind the ...
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75 years ago, US troops began the main battle of the long, bloody fight to kick the Japanese out of the Philippines
Losses stemming from the battle so drastically reduced Japanese airpower that kamikaze operations were used throughout the rest of the war. It should be noted that Mexican and Australian troops ...
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Navy medic & WWII veteran celebrates 100th birthday
ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Ed Monnie, a World War II veteran and former Navy medic, celebrated his 100th birthday in Escondido ...
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JJ’s Star Spangled Salute: Navy Veteran Turns 100
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Today, we salute World War II Veteran and former Navy Medic Ed Monnie. Born in 1925, he is ...