Among the most strategically vital objectives for the United States forces in the Pacific during World War II were three islands in the Marianas: Saipan, Guam and Tinian. Close enough to the Japanese ...

World War II Marine Cpl. Frank S. Wright has lived a life of pride and honor for nearly a century. In celebration of his 100th birthday which is just around the corner, Wright's wish is to receive 100 ...

Joe Foss received the Medal of Honor for his actions as a Marine Corps fighter pilot during the Guadalcanal campaign in 1942 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MISSION, Kan. (WDAF) – Jerry Ingram has been ...

A U.S. Marine who sent an ominous letter home before he went missing in action during World War II has been accounted for over eight decades after he was killed in the Pacific, the Defense Department ...

GROESBECK, Texas — A Groesbeck teen joined eleven other Young Marines who made the trip to Iwo Jima this spring to honor the 80th anniversary of the WWII battle that took place there. Leighanna Mackey ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Once a Marine, always a Marine. A local World War II veteran in hospice was honored by current service members with a special visit Monday. The group of Marines paid a visit to ...

LEBANON, Tenn. (WKRN) — Nearly 80 years after being killed in WWII, a Marine’s remains were returned home to Lebanon, Tennessee Wednesday. “He gave his life for our country,” said Lane Martin, Captain ...

World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient Henry C. Michalak celebrated his 95th birthday at the home of his niece, Kathy Parsons Sartor, in Marlin on Oct. 21. Though the graduate of Marlin High ...