LESS THAN TWO months ago, the world’s oldest person (at the time) died. Tomiko Itooka made it to 116. She died Dec. 29 at a ...

STRUTHERS, Ohio (WKBN) – World War II involved almost every country in the world. A Youngstown teen enlisted in the Navy four years after it started and came home as soon as it was done. He talked ...

Guest speakers will visit the Lenawee Historical Society on Saturday to present on a Lenawee County "silent hero" who was ...

An Oxford University student has shared his story of surviving hurricanes, beating future professional tennis players and family struggles.

“Guam: The Battle for an American Island in World War II,” is No. 8 on James Hallas’ well-regarded list of titles covering ...

Japan detonated 461 WWII-era US-made shells Thursday off the coast of Japan's southeastern island of Okinawa, the Stars and Stripes US military newspaper reported. The shells saw active combat in WWII ...

I knew my mom was a WAC (Women’s Army Corps) but didn't know the details or historical significance until Tyler Perry released 'The Six Triple Eight' ...

Eleven explosive ordnance disposal divers with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Sub Area Activity Okinawa unit ...

A Russian Navy surveillance ship made a nine-day cruise in the vicinity of Japan’s southwest islands approaching as close as ...

Japan has not engaged in war since World War II, maintaining a pacifist stance under its post-war constitution. However, ...

In the final days of World War II, an American soldier named Joseph "Benny" Kasser found an abandoned Japanese sword on a ...