During WWII, Guam was a strategic military location for both the U.S. and Japan. In July 1944, U.S. troops invaded and secured the Japanese-held island in the western Pacific Ocean, located nearly ...

Beach assault, Saipan, June 1944. USGov PD. June 15, 1944 U.S. Marines and Army troops, supported by a massive fleet, invade Saipan in the Mariana Islands of the Central Pacific. June 19, 1944 ...

Remains of WWII bomber pilot, lost in the Pacific in ’44, are identified First Lt. Herbert G. Tennyson was one of 11 men on the B-24 shot down off New Guinea. February 26, 2025 ...

World War II in the Pacific: ... U.S. Army engineer Lieutenant Ken Gerrish recorded daily life in Australia and New Guinea on 16 mm film (map). After World War II, ...

Wreck of WWII 'Ghost Ship of the Pacific' discovered off Bay Area coast. By Dan Ashley and Tim Didion. Monday, October 7, 2024. ... WORLD WAR II; Watch Live. ON NOW. Top Stories. LA protests: ...

Dr. Robert Shoss looks over a collection of WWII artifacts pertaining to his late father, U.S. Army Lt. Milton Shoss, on Oct. 21 at Dr. Shoss’ home in Albany. West Point graduate Milton Shoss ...

The Pacific — Then and Now: US Army Pacific hosts WWII veteran. ... as there is no place of paradise during war. December 7, 1941, following Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, ...

The USS Stewart, once called the "Ghost Ship of the Pacific," served in both the U.S. and Japanese navies during World War II.

Our Pacific War veterans, in particular, remind us that duty, honor, and country are not just words - they're a call to action, especially amid rising geopolitical conflict and clashing worldviews.

The Maui News A first-person glimpse of precious artifacts from World War II in the Pacific is the focus of an exhibit that runs through March 31 at the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center. The “What ...