A crew exploring the USS Yorktown at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean came across the unexpected sight of a Ford automobile in ...

It was one of the bloodiest battles of World War II ... to "Sulfur Island." It is part of the Bonin Islands, which is made up ...

Pfc. Harry LeBert was a young Marine and father of two who — having just recovered from injuries received in the Battle of ...

invade Saipan in the Mariana Islands of the Central Pacific. June 19, 1944 Japan's counterattack results in the greatest carrier battle of World War II. U.S. forces shoot down so many Japanese ...

but the Pacific theater was yet to see its deadliest days. The final land battle of World War II took place a mere 350 miles from the main islands of Japan. The U.S. planned that Okinawa ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday made a rare visit to the tiny Pacific island of Iwo Jima to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The Japanese island ...

The tiny, pork-chop-shaped atoll almost created a diplomatic crisis during World War II, served in the space ... The spectacular event put Canton Island on the map—but its spotlight didn ...

"After a prolonged search conducted by the Pacific Fleet, with active upport from veteran submariner organizations, a Malyutka-class submarine that sank during World War II was discovered in the ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday made a rare visit to the tiny Pacific island of Iwo Jima to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The Japanese island, around ...