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Local Marine among 4th Division fallen heroes at Iwo Jima in March 1945
The 4th Division’s combat casualties rose to 8,094. On March 11, the 20th day after the landing, the 4th Division reached the ocean and overcame enemy resistance. On the division’s right flank, the ...
Japan, US to mark 80th anniversary of Iwo Jima battle amid trade tensions
Tokyo hopes joint memorial will underline commitment to security alliance, but Hegseth expected to ask Japan to do more to ...
Born on the Fourth of July, Waynesboro Marine lost his life on Iwo Jima in World War II
Pfc. Frederick Rickard's death on Iwo Jima was the family's second tragedy in four months. His brother died in a Christmas ...
Stars and Stripes4d
Iwo Jima veteran recalls ‘terrible, terrible’ battle 80 years after WWII
His 10 days at Iwo Jima were a “terrible, terrible experience with dead people everywhere,” he told Stars and Stripes in a ...
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After decades lying unknown, USS Oklahoma sailor to rest at Arlington
John G. Connolly, the chief pay clerk who died aboard the USS Oklahoma in the 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and became ...
Chesapeake WWII hero and community pillar dies at 100
His family said he volunteered for Meals on Wheels, was a dedicated blood donor, avid gardener, loved to travel, and was very dedicated to his community.
WYSO Public Radio6d
In 1945, eighty years ago, no one knew how World War II would end
Eighty years ago, during World War II, the United States operated full-scale military operations worldwide while planning how ...