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Missing bow of World War II cruiser found after 83 years
On Nov. 30, 1942, the USS New Orleans was in the middle of a pitched battle off of Guadalcanal. A Japanese torpedo scored a ...
Researchers Find World War 2 Shipwreck From Famous Pacific Battle
Researchers have discovered a long-lost Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer that was sunk in a famous battle of World War II in ...
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When Germans, Americans, and French Fought Together: The Battle That Defied WWII
At Castle Itter, German soldiers, American troops, and French prisoners joined forces to defend against an SS assault.
The fascinating story of a World War II ship: it escaped Japanese torpedoes using coconut logs and now its bow has been found
During World War II, the United States suffered 292,129 dead and 139,709 missing. The crew of the USS New Orleans was no exception, as more than 180 people died after being hit by ...
WWII American warship's severed bow found 80 years after being blown off in battle
After 80 years, researchers located the bow of USS New Orleans torn off by a Japanese torpedo during a 1942 WWII naval battle ...
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Historic World War II ship found in the Pacific Ocean
Researchers and scientists found a part of an 80-year-old damaged World War II warship more than 600 meters deep in the ...
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Lost Bow of American Warship Found Eight Decades After It Was Blown Off by a Japanese Torpedo in World War II
After the attack, crews sailed the USS "New Orleans" backwards for more than 1,000 miles across the Pacific. Since then, the ...
Hometown Hero | World War II veteran Harold Swisher
WSAZ’s Hannah Hayes has the story of a World War II veteran who’s our latest Hometown Hero. At 102 years old, U.S. Army ...
World War II Marine identified after 80 years to receive full honors in Oklahoma
Private Richard Gordon Wright, a U.S. Marine killed in the Battle of Tarawa during World War II, has been identified after 80 ...
World War II tanks, aircraft and history come alive at Hudson museum on July 12–13
The American Heritage Museum in Hudson will host a World War II Pacific Theater reenactment on July 12 and July 13.
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July 10, the Battle of Britain begins in World War II
On July 10, 1940, during World War II, the Battle of Britain began as the German Luftwaffe launched attacks on southern England. (The Royal Air Force was ultimately victorious.) In 1509, theologian ...