On May 3, 1945, during its second war patrol, Lagarto was lost with all 80 crew members aboard. This year marks the 80th ...

Several stories published in t Evening News and the Wilkes-Barre Record beginning Feb. 13, 1945, and throughout the month announced Mr. Alan B. Cutting and his wife, Mary, of Kingston were alive and ...

Binondo is the center of activities in Manila during the annual Chinese New Year celebrations where thousands gather for the special performances (Dragon/Lion dances), cuisine, lucky charms, ...

Feb. 3, 1945, the battle for the capital of the Philippines began between Allied Forces and Imperial Japan. The 1st Cavalry ...

While the February 5 observance had become a local tradition, veterans and historians have worked to correct the record in order to give the appropriate recognition to the soldiers and residents who ...

On Feb. 1, 2025, American and Filipino dignitaries, military leaders and local officials gathered at the Cabanatuan ...

When Mary Welch, of Chaska, learned that wreckage of the World War II battleship USS Indianapolis had been found Aug. 19, it was a bittersweet moment. Torpedoed and sunk July 30 1945, its resting ...

World War II ended 75 years ago ... The country celebrates with a military march. The Philippines also observes Sept. 3, the day in 1945 when Japanese Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita surrendered in ...