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2013: Lost WWII I-400 class Japanese mega submarine found off Barbers Point Hawaii

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) WWII I-400 class Japanese mega submarine I-400 with its forward catapult and long Plane Hanger during WWII. (2)…

Navy Veteran of WWII Chooses Marriage Over Memorial

Ian Harvey
Navy veteran

Former Navy veteran Jerry Thomas was one among dozens to receive an invitation to Washington in memorial of his WWII service. Unfortunately, the April 5th…

Sad pictures of Child Soldiers in WWII

Wars are always started by the adults, but not only adults take part. War does not spare anyone, so armed kids aren’t a rare occurrence.…

Kamikaze Pilots May be Commemorated as Unesco World Heritage

Japan has the desire to immortalize their kamikaze pilots–these pilots were young men who intentional crashed their aircraft into Allied ships during the Second World…

Veterans of WWII US submarine service honored at California Naval Base

Photo story (Clockwise from left): (1) Veterans of WWII US submarine service honored, in the photo (from left to right)- Robert Bell, Pat Zilliacus, Royal…

Howard Mercer Witnessed Kamikaze Attacks During World War II

Ian Harvey
Attacks During World War II

He was only 17 years old when he was serving on the LCI 353 mortar ship in the South Pacific, during the invasion of Okinawa,…

Long Term War companion Pine Island Was There In WWII, Korean War and Vietnam

Ian Harvey

Pine Island got her name after the Pine Island Sound and there were other three ships in her class: Currituck Sound, Norton Sound, Salisbury Sound.…

4 teens arrested & charged with capital murder in the lethal mugging of 87 year old WWII veteran ‘Shine’ of Greenville

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Thornton crowned King of Delta Hot Tamale Festivals held in 2012 (2) Shine with his wife Mary (3)…

The Weapons They Carried: 10 WWII Infantry Weapons That Were Crucial to the Fight

Colin Fraser

Let’s take a look at the top 10 WWII Infantry Rifles of WWII, both Allied and Axis. M1 Garand The M1 Garand was the standard…