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Remains of American Soldier Captured by the Japanese During World War II Identified Nearly 80 Years Later
An American soldier who was killed during World War II has been accounted for nearly 80 years after his death. Last week, the ...
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Missing since World War II, the remains of a sailor from a segregated Navy branch return home
Neil Frye, who was 20 years old when he was killed, was a mess attendant on the USS West Virginia when it was attacked at ...
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‘We have great friends’: Germans and American soldiers honor WWII dead in Grafenwoehr
Germans joined leaders from U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria and the 7th Army Training Command for a service to honor those killed ...
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Georgia WWII veteran, 100 years old, to receive French Legion of Honor
The French government is preparing to present Alan Kinder, a 100-year-old World War II veteran, with the Legion of Honor, the European country’s highest decoration.
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‘Secret Warriors’ brings to light work of Japanese-American soldiers during WWII
The soldiers served as a key part of U.S. intelligence, but nearly 50 years passed before their efforts became public.
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WWII soldier, who died as POW in the Philippines in 1942, to be buried Tuesday in San Diego
U.S. Army Maj. James J. O’Donovan was captured, subjected to the 65-mile Bataan Death March and held in POW camps by Japan. He died a POW on Oct. 18, 1942, at age 34. He will be interred April 15 in ...