The Pacific Ocean is also known as "The Peaceful Sea," and color footage of some of its remote American outposts taken in the late-1930s captures a world of fun and sun. But a wave of war will soon ...
CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- "This was some tough stuff," reflected Vern Shmidt, a 99-year-old Valley veteran who served during the Battle of the Bulge. He was one of a handful of veterans who walked ...
Beach assault, Saipan, June 1944. USGov PD. June 15, 1944 U.S. Marines and Army troops, supported by a massive fleet, invade Saipan in the Mariana Islands of the Central Pacific. June 19, 1944 Japan's ...
The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, changed the course of history and plunged the United States into World War II ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. A brief respite from the frontlines of the Pacific War sees American troops trying to inject a little comfort into their lives: from more ...