The World War II Battle of Okinawa left an estimated 240,000 people killed or missing. Now, 80 years later, bones are still being unearthed in Japan’s southernmost prefecture, plagued by one of ...

Sgt. Joe Harris was one of an elite group of Black paratroopers during World War II. He is being laid to rest today. He was ...

The soldiers served as a key part of U.S. intelligence, but nearly 50 years passed before their efforts became public.

Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and ...

Nicknamed the “Tokyo Express” by their opponents, the Japanese “tin cans” acquired the grudging respect of the Americans for ...

Rick Shiomi’s new play “Secret Warriors,” now running at the History Theatre in St. Paul, explores the overlooked ...

[Russian Pool/Reuters TV via REUTERS] MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed that Ukrainian soldiers that are currently in the Kursk region will be guaranteed life if they surrender, ...

After his plane was shot down, Glenn H. Hodak was sent to a military prison in Tokyo, where he was killed by U.S. firebombing ...

Several key figures in World War II’s final battles were heroic young Japanese-American men who studied in Minnesota.

The Battle of Okinawa lasted from April 1 to June 22, 1945. Two-time Purple Heart recipient LaSota returned to the island for ...

Former federal minister Baru Bian has backed a proposal for a memorial to mark the World War II surrender of renegade Japanese soldiers at Long Langai, Sarawak. He said it would help raise awareness ...

What’s Your KCQ? looks back at the prisoner of war camps that were scattered across the KC region during World War II.