German steamship wreck may hold looted treasures from Russian palace

The wreck of a German steamship sunk at the end of World War II found by divers, with the crates on board the submerged ...
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The Japanese Submariner Who Became America's First WWII Prisoner After Pearl Harbor

Sergeant David Akui walked along Waimanalo Beach on the morning of Dec. 8, 1941, and spotted what he thought was a sea turtle ...

US Navy says it recovered two aircraft that crashed into South China Sea

The US Navy has recovered two aircraft that crashed into the South China Sea in October while flying off the USS Nimitz, the service said in a statement Tuesday.

U.S. soldier who earned WWII Medal of Honor accounted for more than 80 years after being killed

A U.S. Army soldier who earned the prestigious Medal of Honor during World War II has been accounted for more than eight ...

World War II Medal of Honor recipient to return home for burial, 80 years after his death

World War II US Army Capt. Willibald Bianchi survived two chest wounds from Japanese gunfire, the Bataan Death March, wretched captivity in prisoner-of-war camps and the sinking of his first POW ...
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Uncovering the lost legacy of WWII frogmen and their tough timepieces

In the shadowy depths of World War II's Pacific battles, a group of brave men plunged into enemy waters without the fancy ...

Remains of Minnesota soldier killed while serving in WWII identified after 80 years

U.S. Army Capt. Willibald Bianchi, a native of New Ulm, was a prisoner of war being transported on a Japanese ship when it ...
North Platte Telegraph

House passes defense bill to raise troop pay and overhaul weapons purchases

Tucked into the more than 3,000-page bill are several measures that push back against the Department of Defense.