The National WWII Museum website says, “The 320th was the only unit to storm the beach that day that was composed entirely of ...

On September 2, 1945, the second world war ended when Japan officially surrendered. Today, on the 80th anniversary, the ...

On September 2, 1945, the second world war ended when Japan officially surrendered . Today, on the 80th anniversary, the physical legacy of the ...

RELATED PHOTO GALLERY A day of profound global significance—the formal end of World War II—occurred on Sept. 2, 1945, aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay when Japan officially surrendered in what ...

Amid the model aircraft, food stalls, and amusement rides, a chance to learn about a significant moment in American history on Ford Island.

When the USS Hornet sunk in World War II, a tractor used to move aircraft went down too. Now a recovery mission is being ...

Poland's President Karol Nawrocki called for reparations from Germany during a speech commemorating the 86th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II.

Norway will purchase at least five British Type 26 frigates valued at £10 billion to strengthen its naval capabilities ...

I remember seeing the Japanese walking down the dock. The Marines were frisking all of them. We were top-side all over the place, hanging off the masts and over the side of our ship, anyplace ...

A Nevada saddle, pictured on postcards from the USS Missouri, played a surprising role in marking the end of World War II.

Ahead of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Bonny Eagle High School Principal Ted Shane discussed his time serving on the USS Missouri, the battleship where Japan signed documents ending ...

May they rest in peace. Throughout the darkest years of World War II, when Jewish men, women, and children were being hunted ...