SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) -- Even after seven decades, Wilfred "Spike" Mailloux won't talk about surviving a bloody World War II battle unless longtime friend John Sidur is by his side. It was Sidur ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Salt Lake City marine who was killed during WWII is finally returning home. His remains were believed to be lost, but earlier ...

Wounded in the shoulder and ordered to retire from combat, Pfc. Delbert Tuttle refused to leave his fellow U.S. Marines as his unit invaded the Japanese-held island of Saipan during World War II. The ...

Members of a U.S. Marine Corps honor guard salute during services for U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Arthur B. Ervin, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023.

In December 1941, Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i, causing the U.S. to enter World War II.

Japanese soldiers had been taught that surrender was disgraceful, and many civilians had been told that Americans would torture or kill them if captured. Those beliefs helped produce scenes that ...

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Wounded in the shoulder and ordered to retire from combat, Pfc. Delbert Tuttle refused to leave his fellow U.S. Marines as his unit invaded the Japanese-held island of Saipan during World War II.

A Salt Lake City marine who was killed during WWII is finally returning home. His remains were believed to be lost, but earlier this year, they were discovered and identified in Saipan.