A special recognition ceremony in Saipan honored the legacy of American servicemen who fought in the battle of Saipan and ...

A veteran believed to be the world’s oldest Pearl Harbor survivor has died at 106 years old. Vaughn P. Drake Jr. from ...

(CBS) -- The family of a U.S. Marine from downstate Decatur who served in World War II has been reunited ... Star for wounds he suffered in the Battle of Saipan in the Pacific Theater, on June ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

“No World War II battle represents the fighting spirit ... were sent to the Pacific Theatre and participated in the battles of Saipan and Tinian before conducting final preparations in Hawaii ...