Japanese troops last week defused another American-made shell believed to be left over from World War II and removed it from ...

Japanese troops removed and defused an American shell believed to be from World War II from a construction site in Okinawa’s ...

Despite the rain, visitors joined their hands in prayer and offered flowers to those who perished in the Battle of Okinawa during the closing months of World War II. Visitors to the Cornerstone ...

Crowl, Campaign in the Marianas, United States Army in World War II (Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1960), 191–201. 20. SBB Diary 1944:2, 7 Oct 1944. 22. Roy E. Appleman et al., ...

The USS Enterprise (CV-6), an aircraft carrier, was the most decorated American naval vessel to fight in World War II and ...

Luring visitors with golden beaches and picturesque palm trees, Okinawa is a wandering knight, never failing to surprise ...

The Thirty-Second Army was stationed in Okinawa and charged with fighting a war of attrition to delay the expected invasion of Japan as long as possible. Under the cover of a naval bombardment of ...

After World War II when Okinawa was under control of the US, the local Yakuza prospered. But when the island was returned to Japan, the mainland Yakuza tries to take over and the locals tries to ...

Okinawa, known for the rich beauty of its diverse islands, offers visitors a tropical climate, broad beaches and coral reefs.

Battalion, 4th Marines was captured in World War II and reforged from the Marine Corps' first Raider units. Now it will ...

He discusses World War II-era munitions in "The Pacific," starring ... He describes the many challenges of the Battle of Okinawa as portrayed in "Hacksaw Ridge," starring Andrew Garfield, Vince ...

Jack Reed honored a Rhode Island-native World War II veteran for his service with ... and participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, a spokesperson said. ALSO READ: Firefighters rescue ...