Historian John McManus rates the accuracy of World War II battles in "Masters of the Air," "Pearl Harbor," and "Flags of Our ...

The BAR played a fundamental role in the famous battle of Iwo Jima. Weighing in at 18 pounds, it was essential for service members like Medal of Honor recipient Pvt. Wilson Watson to take the island.

Three people from South Carolina were there for the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings and survived. Their stories are featured in ...

Corporal Don Graves was in a fox hole on Iwo Jima, close to Japanese lines, when he heard a Japanese soldier inviting him over. By Paul Szoldra Updated on Feb 23, 2021 12:38 PM EST The Battle of ...

A home linked to Sgt. Ernest "Boots" Thomas, who raised the flag at Iwo Jima, may be demolished to improve security for Gov.

These are the best World War II movies of the past eight decades, according to a Military.com survey of U.S. service members ...

The Marine Corps commemorates the Battle of Iwo Jima’s 75th anniversary in 2020, honoring the nearly 70,000 U.S. troops who invaded the island.

Seventy-five years after Kunizo Iwai fell in the Battle of Iwo Jima, his son, Kentaro, wants to finally bring his father home. Kunizo Iwai is one of the more than 10,000 Imperial Japanese Army ...

John Basilone Parade honoring former Raritan resident, World War II hero and Marine John Basilone will take place on Sunday, ...

Supposedly the finishing touches were still being made on the guns even as the Marines sailed towards Iwo Jima. Gervich himself carried one of the six weapons into battle, four were distributed ...

The battle for Iwo Jima was over on March 26, 1945. Less than two weeks later, on April 7, the Americans had converted it into an offensive asset: 108 P-51 Mustang fighters took off from the ...

Since the end of August, a memorial commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima has been planted on top of a ...