The American recapture in World War II of Corregidor Island from the Japanese garrison in the Philippines began with a daring, highly risky parachute drop by the 503rd Parachute Regiment on Feb. 16, ...
Captain Mohan Honawar left India in May 1941, one of the thousands of men in the colonial Indian army defending the British empire in Malaya and Singapore. He did not return.
AUDUBON COUNTY – The Planning and Zoning Commission will have to consider the idea of dedicating County Road F16, which travels into the city of Gray, to Dale Eldon Christensen, ...
Operation Hailstone, the two-day carrier assault launched 82 years ago this week, demolished Japan's largest overseas naval installation and sent more than 40 ships beneath the waves.
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They were hunting Japanese fighters – and each other
In 1944, the skies over New Guinea became the arena for one of WWII’s most intense rivalries. Richard “Dick” Bong, already ...
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The tragic final flight of Lieutenant Ambrose “Bosey” Finnegan over Papua New Guinea the true story behind President Biden’s WWII family tale
Discover the true account of Lieutenant Ambrose J. Finnegan Jr., President Joseph Biden’s uncle, who disappeared during a ...
It’s not often that a general writes a parent about a son, but that is what happened. Lena Wolverton received a letter from ...
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New exhibition charts Papua New Guinea’s journey from colonial past to modern nation
Among the consequences of the rise and fall of empires in the last couple of centuries has been the formation, in the territories they formerly governed, of the political entities we call nations; ...
About 1.2 million Russian troops have been killed, wounded or are missing since its invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago, a rate of casualties for a major military power not seen since World War ...
Prime Video’s hit WWII movie dominating global charts just made unprecedented streaming history. News broke yesterday afternoon that The Tank, previously titled Der Tiger, is officially the ...
Papua New Guinea marked 50 years of independence in 2025 with an unbroken record of democratic government, even as political stability coexisted with leadership challenges, constitutional reform and ...
The Levi’s S506XX 1944 “War Model” is a specialized Type I reproduction featuring the unique and simplified details mandated by World War II resource rationing Historical hallmarks include the ...
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