Aug. 15—It was William Clayton Overmier's carpentry skills that spared him the same fate as those forced on the Bataan Death March. Serving with the National Guard in the Philippines during World War ...
A World War II-era Philippine navy ship to be used as a target in a combat exercise by American and the Philippine forces accidentally sank Monday hours before the mock assault, prompting the drill to ...
As a young girl, Remedios Gomez-Paraiso loved all things beauty-related. One of eight children, she made dresses and perfumes to help her family earn money, rode horses and started competing in beauty ...
The Japanese began to bomb American bases in the Philippines hours after the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor that launched the United States into World War II. By the spring of 1942, Japanese ...
This story has been corrected. Two American veterans of World War II who fought to free the Philippines in 1945 are headed back to help mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Manila. Navy veteran ...
As Japanese forces overran the Philippines, Allied prisoners faced starvation and brutal treatment in overcrowded camps. General MacArthur, forced to flee to Australia, vowed to return, setting the ...
A museum in Puerto Princesa, the largest city on the Philippines’ westernmost island province, boasts an impressive collection of weapons, photographs, uniforms, vehicles and other relics of World War ...
A 4D photogrammetry model of the USS Harder wreck site found by The Lost 52 near the Philippines island of Luzon, which was announced on Friday. Photo by 2nd Lt. Mary Andom/U.S. Navy May 24 (UPI) ...
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