Exhibit honors Japanese American who fought for US in WWII while their families were locked up

A new traveling exhibit tells the story of Japanese American soldiers who fought for the U.S. in World War II, even as their families were incarcerated as enemies of the state.

San Francisco exhibit honors Japanese Americans who fought for US in WWII while their families were locked up

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, second-generation Japanese American soldiers signed up to fight for ...
Military Times

Stick to your guns: Why the Marine Corps is opting for the M27 over the Army’s M7

The M27 IAR is chambered for 5.56mm NATO legacy cartridge, while the M7 rifle is chambered for the larger and more modern ...
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US military begins search for fallen POWs in wreckage of Subic Bay ‘hell ship’

DPAA has commenced a multiyear mission to account for Americans lost in the WWII sinking of a Japanese prisoner transport ship in the Philippines.
Military Times

Competing with Dick Bong to be WWII’s top ace this pilot met a fateful end

Thomas McGuire Jr. was chasing Dick Bong's record when his life was cut short several months before war's end.

Bataan Death March: The brutal WWII atrocity and New Mexico's link

The Bataan Death March was a brutal WWII war crime. Learn about the horrific ordeal and New Mexico's unique connection.
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The marine unit that hunted behind enemy lines in World War II

In 1942, during World War II, U.S. Marines on Guadalcanal were being erased by unseen Japanese forces in the jungle. Lieutenant Colonel William Whaling answered with a radical idea: small hunter teams ...