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In a first, explorers at WWII shipwreck discover aircraft from legendary Battle of Midway
The most surprising find was the first-ever discovery of underwater aircraft that had flown on the Midway battlefield, NOAA ...
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US reviving WWII airbase that launched nuclear bombs on Japan sparks local concern
A former airbase used by the United States in World War II to drop the two atomic bombs on Japan’s Hiroshima and Nagasaki is ...
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Why Was a 1940s Car Discovered in the Wreck of an American Naval Ship That Sank During World War II?
The mysterious automobile was found in a hangar on the USS "Yorktown," which has been resting on the bottom of the Pacific ...
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When 2,500 Lost to 800 Marines - Japan's First Major Defeat of WW2
Deep within the dense canopy of ancient trees and tangled undergrowth that unfolded over the island of Guadalcanal like a ...
Sacrifice At Sea: The Tragic Tale Of World War 2's USS Grayback
Submarines were a big part of the World War II effort, especially for the United States Navy. One sub, the USS Grayback, has ...
NOAA camera dives down to sunken U.S. World War II ship — and finds a car inside
A vehicle was found in the hangar of the USS Yorktown, which was famously sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Battle of Midway in June 1942.
At World Expo, Japan Recalls a Faded Dynamism
The event is stirring memories of an exhibition in 1970, when the postwar Japanese economy was taking off and “you could have dreams about the future.” ...
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USS Jacob Jones, crew to be memorialized in Cape May. Here's what organizers have in mind.
This U.S. Navy destroyer came under siege from a German submarine in World War II. It may soon be commemorated in this Jersey ...