It would go down as one of the biggest carrier battles of World War II. Japan lost three aircraft carriers and more than 300 planes. On Saipan, the Marines and army faced an enemy well dug-in and ...
(CBS) -- The family of a U.S. Marine from downstate Decatur who served in World War II has been reunited ... Star for wounds ...
Pfc. Frederick Rickard's death on Iwo Jima was the family's second tragedy in four months. His brother died in a Christmas ...
Eighty years after the Battle of Saipan, a collection of battlefield interviews with US soldiers has been uncovered. Their voices tell the story of one of the most brutal chapters of the war.
Like many of the prolonged battles waged during the last year of World War II, the fighting on Iwo Jima resulted in the ...
It would go down as one of the biggest carrier battles of World War II. Japan lost three aircraft carriers and more than 300 planes. On Saipan, the Marines and army faced an enemy well dug-in and ...