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Remains of American Soldier Captured by the Japanese During World War II Identified Nearly 80 Years Later
An American soldier who was killed during World War II has been accounted for nearly 80 years after his death. Last week, the ...
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Missing since World War II, the remains of a sailor from a segregated Navy branch return home
Neil Frye, who was 20 years old when he was killed, was a mess attendant on the USS West Virginia when it was attacked at ...
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An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
The remains of some 1,400 people found on Okinawa sit in storage for possible identification ... Nearly 80 years after the end of World War II, 1.2 million Japanese war dead are still unaccounted for.
80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs
An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the ...
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Remains of captured WWII U.S. airman identified as Cpl. Glenn Hodak
March 27 (UPI) --Forensics investigators identified the remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Cpl. Glenn Hodak nearly 80 years after his B-29 bomber was shot down over Tokyo in March 1945. Hodak, 23 ...
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Remains of World War II soldier from Roseville have been identified
WASHINGTON — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has finally accounted for a Roseville soldier killed during World War II. According to an announcement, U.S. Army Pvt. James G. Loterbaugh, 35 ...
Odd war relic found on wreck of famous battleship USS Nevada off Hawaii, image shows
This image shows four gun turrets on the USS Nevada as seen Monday, March 24, by NOAA Ocean Exploration researchers. The ship ...
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Discovery of Unexploded World War II Bomb Halts Paris Trains and Eurostar
The police successfully defused the explosive device, which weighs more than 1,000 pounds and was found near tracks north of the French capital during landscaping work. transcript The discovery of ...
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Divers’ discovery of World War II plane crash leads to ID of US soldier, officials say
An American soldier who vanished during a World War II plane crash has been accounted for, military officials said. Photo by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency A 22-year-old soldier was one of ...
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An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
Itoman, Japan — Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headtorch and enters a cave buried in Okinawa's jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge. These are ...