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Soon no Pearl Harbor survivors will be alive. People turn to other ways to learn about the bombing
By: Audrey McAvoey | AP
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HONOLULU (AP) — Survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor have long been the center of a remembrance ceremony held each year on the military base’s waterfront. But… Read More
Remains of an Ohio WWII seaman killed during Pearl Harbor attack have been identified and will be buried in November
By: Associated Press
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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
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“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
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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.