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Japanese Soldiers Cannibalised US Airmen On Chichi Jima, WWII

The Japanese island of Chichi Jima lies in the Pacific Ocean, about 150 miles north of Iwo Jima. At 24 square kilometres, it is the…

The Mystery of B-24 ‘The Photo Queen’

The mystery of a B-24 bomber that was lost during a reconnaissance mission in the Pacific is on the verge of being solved with the…

Helldiver meets the ‘Beast’ – WWII Radioman reunited with his Aircraft after 70 years

Helldiver

[Via] Staring at a restored Curtiss Helldiver, a World War II airman visited his wartime memories very vividly, and described his feelings as ‘unbelievable, absolutely…

‘The Hump’ – a Himalayan Mountain ridge that is the graveyard of hundreds of WWII soldiers

It all started with curiosity and a passion for adventure, when Clayton Kuhel decided to embark on a quest to Himalayas. Kuhel describes himself as…

WWII ‘Pacific Theatre’ – two survivors share their experiences from the war

WWII ‘Pacific Theatre’

Like any other war, the Second World War brought us all levels of propaganda used by both sides. For the US marines, the Japanese were…

Remembering Hiroo Onoda: Japanese Soldier who Fought WWII for 29 Years After It Ended!

Hiroo Onoda was a Japanese soldier a brave and an amazing survivor. However, he was surviving and fighting for a war that has long since…

Iwo Jima memories of a WWII veteran

World War II veteran

A World War II veteran from Rock Hill has shared his recollections of the war, for the first time in his entire life. He never…

Lt. Col. Robert Hite of ‘Doolittle Tokyo Raiders’ dead at 95

'Doolittle Tokyo Raiders'

One of the famous World War II “Dolittle Tokyo Raiders”, Lt. Col. Robert Hite, has passed away in his home in Nashville, Tennessee. He was…

Former Japanese POW guards want compensation

Ian Harvey
POW guards

The Imperial Japanese Army was served by thousands of men from Japan’s colonies during the early 1900s, many of whom held the role of concentration…

Japanese Balloons Used as Weapons in WWII

Ian Harvey
Japanese balloons

The Japanese balloons used as weapons in the Second World War were something of a novelty. There were certainly unique weapons and battle strategies utilized…

Taiwan Exhibit Commemorates Flying Tigers Squadron

Heziel Pitogo

The Flying Tigers, formally known as the 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG), was a WWII air squadron composed of US pilots from the USAAF (United States’ Army Air…

Major Dicky Day dies at 91 years old. Bore witness to one of the worst disasters of the 1942 Burma Campaign

Evette Champion

Major “Dicky” Day bore witness to one of the worst disasters of the 1942 Burma Campaign. He saw the Sittang River Bridge be blown up…