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2 US Army Air Forces soldiers, killed during WWII, are home for burial
The remains of two U.S. Army Air Forces soldiers killed during World War II, Sgt. R. L. Tyler and Staff Sgt. Hubert Yeary, ...
Formerly unidentified World War II soldier returned to Maine for proper burial
Then 21-year-old US Army Private Willard Merrill was captured by Japanese forces in 1942 while fighting in the Philippines ...
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WWII human remains, artifacts discovered on Ie Shima during Okinawa film shoot
A landscaper working on a historical film about the Battle of Okinawa uncovered human remains last summer on Ie Shima, ...
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Remains of Maine soldier, POW, from WWII finally identified
The remains of a soldier from Maine who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II have finally been ...
WWII soldier from Maine to be buried in hometown after remains identified
Pvt. Willard D. Merrill died as a prisoner of war after he was among those captured when U.S. forces in Bataan, Philippines, surrendered to the Japanese.
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Dover-Foxcroft soldier who died in Japanese prison camp is coming home
By Christopher Burns, Bangor Daily News Staff A Dover-Foxcroft soldier who died during World War II after the Imperial ...
Anzac Day minute’s silence: What it means to Australians and what goes through our minds
Anzac Day unites us as a nation – but it does so for uniquely personal reasons. Every single one of us will observe the ...
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 ...
USS Missouri’s kamikaze exhibit shares different perspective on Japanese fighter pilots
A special exhibit aboard the battleship USS Missouri has a heart-wrenching perspective on what it is like for a fighter pilot preparing to die for his country.