Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands of U.S. and Filipino troops were killed after being forced into a perilous march through the jungles of Philippines as ...

This article and accompanying videos are part of a series that will delve into the history of the Bataan Memorial Death March ...

On the grounds of an elementary school in a small Philippine town, the fuse was lit on one of the worst war crimes of the 20th century while at the same time setting in motion one of the greatest ...

POLAND — Local veteran Ron Hosler will be the guest speaker for this month’s World War II Heritage Group gathering at A La Cart Catering in Canfield on Dec. 16. Hosler was commissioned an infantry ...

A 20-year-old soldier from Louisiana who died as a prisoner of war during World War II has been accounted for, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said Monday. U.S. Army Pfc. Joseph C. Murphy was ...

Editor’s note: On April 9, 1942, during World War II, approximately 10,000 American and 62,000 Filipino soldiers laid down their arms on the Bataan peninsula, Philippines, and became prisoners of war.

(Tribune News Service) — It’s time for another try at the gold. Several members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation plan to renew a push to confer a collective Congressional Gold Medal on ...

Pvt. Lester Tenney of Illinois’ 192nd Tank Battalion felt lucky. The Japanese officer’s sword missed his head and neck. Although he was left with a large gash on his shoulder, medics could quickly sew ...