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American POW swam to freedom in the Pacific during WWII
Robert Shoss looks over a collection of WWII artifacts pertaining ... t know the freighter carried American POWS. They wouldn ...
USS Edsall, sunk World War II ship known as ‘Dancing Mouse,' found 80 years on
The discovery, announced Monday, has revealed the resting place of more than 200 servicemen who died three months after the ...
U.S. Destroyer That Sank During World War II Is Found Off Australian Coast
More than 200 servicemen were killed when the U.S.S. Edsall was struck by Japanese dive bombers in March 1942.
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The War in the Pacific, 1944-1945
June 19, 1944 Japan's counterattack results in the greatest carrier battle of World War II. U.S. forces shoot down so many Japanese planes that some American ... charge of the Pacific War takes ...
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World War II soldier from Michigan accounted for 72 years later
A soldier from Mid-Michigan who fought and died in the Pacific theater during World War II has been identified and accounted ...
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After 80 Years of Dormancy, US Reopening Pacific Airfields Last Operational in WWII
To dislodge them, 50,000 American Marines and Army soldiers threw themselves against the entrenched enemy, resulting in one-third of the force dead or injured. This was one of the costliest ...
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80 YEARS LATER: WWII veteran joins decades-long tradition at Lehigh Acres Park
Veterans Park opened in 1993, but in 1994 the name changed to honor the veterans in the community. Since then, each year, ...
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WWII veteran Victor Killingsworth turns 104 on Veterans Day
Killingsworth served in the Marines for 38 months during World War II, participating in five battles and four lightning ...
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Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage in the Collections
The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center shares Asian Pacific American history ... from immigration in the late 19th century to forced detention during World War II and the court cases and ...
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Woman pays tribute to WWII vet father with patriotic painting
A painting of an American flag now adorns the side of a corn crib on Janice Weber’s farm in Minonk, a symbolic salute to her ...
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What’s Missing from Classrooms When Asian American and Pacific Islander Voices Aren’t Included?
(Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center ... focusing on the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. We gathered in Washington, D.C. to test new ideas for classroom ...
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The War in the Pacific, 1944-1945
June 19, 1944 Japan's counterattack results in the greatest carrier battle of World War II. U.S. forces shoot down so many Japanese planes that some American ... charge of the Pacific War takes ...