ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Services were held Monday for Gilbert "Gil" Nadeau, who survived kamikaze attacks while serving aboard a Navy landing craft in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Nadeau died ...

The wreck of what was once known as the mysterious “Ghost Ship of the Pacific” that fought on both sides of the Pacific theater in WWII has been discovered lying off the coast of California in ...

World War II: The Pacific Theater takes you inside the sweeping story of the American fight against the Japanese. Taught by Professor Craig L. Symonds, a distinguished military historian at the US ...

The Flying Tigers were one of the first American air units to fight the Japanese as World War II began. A gruff Texas native, Claire Chennault, organized the volunteer force in the months before the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The remains of a World War II soldier who died fighting the Japanese have been identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA). U.S. Army Pfc. Willard H. Brinks, 24, ...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — Stretching from the U.S. Pacific Coast to the Indian Ocean, encompassing Northeast and Southeast Asia, South Asia and Oceania — including the Pacific Islands — the area known as ...

The United States used submarines extensively in World War II, striking hard at enemy ships, and safeguarding American and Allied interests. In order to fight the Japanese armada in the Pacific ...

UPPER PROVIDENCE — World War II Navy combat veteran Ed Buffman and his wife, Jolene, are no strangers to the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. The Buffmans, residents of Upper Providence ...

Musician Al Mazzocchio, who played clarinet and saxophone for 47 consecutive seasons at the Muny, knows "South Pacific" inside-out. The performers, the orchestra and the dreamy set at the Fox give ...