Army Maj. James J. O’Donovan, a native of Cohoes, was finally laid to rest 80 years after he died in a prisoner of war camp ...

A World War II airman who was taken captive by Japanese forces and died in a prison fire after his plane was shot down has been accounted for, military officials said Wednesday.

Despite the successes of the I-19 in the war, Japan was never able to connect these victories with a larger strategy for ...

According to the National WWII Museum, suicide plane attacks began at ... The missions became more intense as Japan's outlook ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has visited Iwo Jima to pay tribute to Japanese and Americans who died on the island in one of World ...

A display at the Shokei-kan museum, which plans an exhibit on war trauma among former Japanese military personnel, is seen in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. (Mainichi/Kenji Shimizu) The Mainichi Shimbun ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday paid their respects to the war dead on Ioto Island in the Pacific, the ...

He also said there would be more joint military exercises ... where American and Japanese forces fought one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. The U.S. defense secretary attended a ceremony ...

U.S. Army Maj. James J. O’Donovan was captured, subjected to the 65-mile Bataan Death March and held in POW camps by Japan. He died a POW on Oct. 18, 1942, at age 34. He will be interred April 15 in ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito is visiting Iwo Jima to pay tribute to those who died on the island where one of World War II's ...