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Remains of American Soldier Captured by the Japanese During World War II Identified Nearly 80 Years Later
After his plane was shot down, Glenn H. Hodak was sent to a military prison in Tokyo, where he was killed by U.S. firebombing ...
Airman who was shot down, imprisoned in Japan during World War II accounted for
A World War II airman who was taken captive by Japanese forces and died in a prison fire after his plane was shot down has ...
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In WWII, the ‘Tokyo Express’ was tough to beat. One man changed that.
Nicknamed the “Tokyo Express” by their opponents, the Japanese “tin cans” acquired the grudging respect of the Americans for ...
Remains of captured WWII U.S. airman identified as Cpl. Glenn Hodak
Forensics investigators identified the remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Cpl. Glenn Hodak nearly 80 years after his B-29 bomber ...
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Newly renovated greens spruce up US Air Force golf course in Tokyo
Tama Hills Golf Course manager Patrick Bowman, right, and superintendent Eric Van Gorder assess the break on the newly shaped ...
United States launches military 'upgrade' in Japan
The United States has taken the first step toward upgrading its military operation in Japan to a joint force headquarters, ...
80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs
An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the ...
RMAF parachutists leap from 6,000 feet to commemorate World War II event
KUCHING: Four Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) parachutists leaped from an altitude of 6,000 feet to land at Padang Merdeka ...