NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Before Cpl. Thomas “Cotton” Jones was killed by a Japanese sniper in the Central Pacific in 1944, he wrote what he called his “last life request” to anyone who might find his diary: ...

CLARKSBURG, Mass. (NEWS10) — The remains of a fallen World War II Marine were brought home eight decades after he was killed in the battle of Guadalcanal, and his gravesite was lost in the fog of war.

Eighty years after the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history, Leighton Willhite traveled to the National Museum of the Marine Corps’ support facility in Virginia for a reunion, of sorts, with the ...

World War II Marine Cpl. Frank S. Wright has lived a life of pride and honor for nearly a century. In celebration of his 100th birthday which is just around the corner, Wright's wish is to receive 100 ...

The History Channel is set to drop its whopping 20-part series over Memorial Day weekend.

As a result, there is no question that some military inventions found a place during the war, but looking back today, they ...

A centenarian has shared his precious memories of Christmas 1945. Dubbed "Victory Christmas", it was the first time Britain had celebrated a peacetime festive period after six long years of brutal war ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marine veteran Leighton Willhite, 100, visited the National Museum of the Marine Corps’ support facility in August to see the tank ...