You are viewing the "WWII" Archives
Remains of an Ohio WWII seaman killed during Pearl Harbor attack have been identified and will be buried in November
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense department authorities say the remains of an Ohio sailor killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, have been identified. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said… Read More
E.W. Scripps School of Journalism and Ohio University Libraries salute to D-Day journalists
Normandy Park near the Richland Avenue roundabout was established by former D-Day correspondent, journalism school director and communication college dean John Wilhelm to honor World War II correspondents. The park… Read More
D-Day: Allies Commemorate Pivotal World War II Invasion, 75 Years Later
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
Posted on:
“The fate of the world depended on their success,” Queen Elizabeth II said as she honored thousands of soldiers and sailors who took part in the invasion of Nazi-occupied France.
Last Of The Original Navajo ‘Code Talkers’ Dies At 93
By: Scott Neuman | NPR
Posted on:
Chester Nez, one of the original 29 Navajo men who used their native language to confound the Japanese military during World War II, died of kidney failure on Wednesday.