Pvt. Oscar Avery Cox and other Bataan prisoners of war endured harsh conditions during World War II, including a miles-long march through hell. Despite the adversity, Cox and three fellow POWs ...
The wreck of one of the most storied US Navy submarines of World War II ... December 2, 1942, Harder sank 14 Japanese ...
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency’s forensic lab in Hawaii has begun analyzing dozens of human remains retrieved from ...
Two American veterans of World War II who fought to free the Philippines in 1945 are headed back to help mark the 80th ...
Three Oklahoma State University students plan to travel to the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines, this spring to install a local exhibit telling the story of Payne County residents who were deployed ...
See a brief timeline of the American experience during World War II in the Philippines below. Early January: The Japanese occupy Manila. U.S. forces retreat south into the Bataan peninsula.
Photo courtesy of the Missouri History Museum. The Japanese invasion of the Philippines ... of Honor of World War II to Philippine scouts: Sgt. Jose Calugas for action at Culis, Bataan on Jan ...
Oscar Avery Cox and other Bataan prisoners ... Military Museum Foundation Board Chairman Jack Fox said. "What we're doing is recognizing the anniversary of the end of World War II and the release ...