Nicknamed the “Tokyo Express” by their opponents, the Japanese “tin cans” acquired the grudging respect of the Americans for ...
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 ...
After his plane was shot down, Glenn H. Hodak was sent to a military prison in Tokyo, where he was killed by U.S. firebombing ...
ON her sixth birthday 80 years ago, Shizuko Nishio clung to her mother as US B-29 bombers started a firestorm that turned ...
The Corsair performed well during World War II, claiming 2,140 air combat victories against 189 losses—an overall kill ratio ...
A 500-pound bomb from World War II dropped by the United States ... Hundreds of undetonated bombs dropped on Japan by the United States Army Air Force remain buried across Japan.
The Flying Tigers, or the American Volunteer Group, was made up of American volunteer pilots who were drafted by Colonel Claire L. Chennault from 1941 to 1942 to fight with Japanese air force in ...
For the 80th Reunion of Honor, seven WWII veterans will return to Iwo Jima and be joined by defense secretaries from the US ...
Curtis LeMay, who masterminded the devastating firebombing of Tokyo during World War II. The petition ... for his role in developing Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force. In submitting the petition ...