CHICAGO — An honorary send-off was held at Chicago’s O’Hare Aiport on Monday for a group of three men, all World War II veterans, who are headed to France to commemorate D-Day. Inside O’Hare’s Terminal 1, a line of passengers and airport staff saluted three of the nation’s heroes as they prepared for the special […]
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Nonprofit and military team build home for family of Navajo WWII veteran
GALLUP, N.M. (KRQE) – The family of a World War II Navajo veteran is getting a special gift. It’s all thanks to a local nonprofit and other service members. “I am so happy and blessed – blessed about this house I’m getting. It means a lot to me,” expressed Alvin Malone, a son of a WWII veteran. Alvin Malone […]
Wreck of WWII ‘Hit ‘Em Harder’ submarine, which sank with 79 crew on board, discovered in South China Sea
Shipwreck hunters have discovered the remains of a famous American submarine that sank with 79 crew on board while fighting a Japanese warship near the Philippines in 1944. According to the New York-based Lost 52 Project, which made the discovery, the wreck of USS Harder now lies on its keel on the bottom of the […]
Remains of Charleston soldier killed in WWII identified
May 24—The expression commonly used within the U.S. military, “No man left behind,” continues to ring true today. Thanks in part to modern science, some previously unidentified military personnel who were killed while serving as far back as World War II are finally being honored for making the ultimate sacrifice. The remains of World War […]
The wreck of a legendary WWII US submarine has been found at the bottom of the South China Sea
One of the most storied US submarines of WWII has been found at the bottom of the South China Sea. The Lost 52 project aims to find and memorialize all 52 US submarines sunk during World War II. The group uses advanced underwater drones and photogrammetry to confirm its finds. Researchers say they have located […]
WWII submarine USS Harder located ‘relatively intact’ near Philippines
May 24 (UPI) — The legendary World War II submarine USS Harder was located off the Philippines island of Luzon by an organization dedicated to finding the subs the United States lost during the conflict, officials said Friday. The organization Lost 52, found and documented the last resting place of the Harder in 3,000 feet […]
Putin presides over WWII victory parade on Red Square
Russia commemorated the Soviet Union’s victory over Hitler’s Germany in 1945 with its traditional military parade on Thursday, the third such parade since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin was on hand at Moscow’s Red Square on a chilly morning amid light snowfall. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected Thursday’s parade. […]
Zelensky compares defence against Russia to WWII fight against Nazis
On the anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has compared his country’s current defence against a Russian invasion to Ukrainian efforts to the defeat of Nazi Germany. “Eighty years ago, millions of Ukrainians fought to defeat Nazism forever,” he said in a video message recorded during his […]
Czech president, looking back at WWII, sees ‘historical paradox’
The Czech Republic on Wednesday commemorated the end of World War II in Europe and the liberation from Nazi occupation 79 years ago with its annual act of remembrance. In a speech, President Petr Pavel noted that after “deep reflection,” the defeated Nazi Germany had become a democratic country committed to peace and stability in […]
U.K. court rules on $43 million of treasure from WWII shipwreck
South Africa has won a legal claim over $43 million worth of treasure from a World War II shipwreck that was found off the country’s coast by a British exploration company, the U.K. Supreme Court said on Wednesday. The sinking of the the SS Tilawa — which has been called the “Indian Titanic” — killed […]
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Biden says military unable to recover uncle’s remains during WWII because ‘there used to be a lot of cannibals’ in New Guinea
President Joe Biden on Wednesday suggested twice that the United States was unable to recover his uncle Ambrose Finnegan’s remains after Finnegan’s plane crashed near New Guinea during World War II, “because there used to be a lot of cannibals” in the region. Biden’s accounting of his uncle’s death — and possible cannibalization — differs […]