This is one of the main reasons the U.S. utilized Midway during World War II. The island presented the perfect location to build a forward operating airbase in the waters between the Empire of ...

During World War II, the islands of Kuaihelani were cleared ... When Kuaihelani – or Midway Atoll – was a naval base, rodenticide was likely applied in and around buildings and residences.

Just six months after the catastrophic Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. crushed the Imperial Japanese Navy off Midway Island (about 1,300 miles northwest of Honolulu), sinking ...

On June 4, 1942, at nearly the same time the Japanese bombed Dutch Harbor, American and Japanese forces converged on Midway Island to fight the battle which would be seen later as the turning ...

Midway Atoll, North Pacific Ocean (CNN) -- The distance from humanity yawns out in front of you when you stand on the pale sands of this tiny Pacific island. Midway Atoll is just about the ...

Rodney Davis, an Athens man who has studied and visited numerous sites of World War II, will speak on the Battle of Midway at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Oconee County Library, located in Wire Park off ...