The aftermath of Guadalcanal’s night battle left nearly 400 American sailors dead or wounded and a cruiser squadron nearly ...

In small town America, boys with absent heads of households were taken under the wing of World War I veterans from such ...

Today, the National WWII Museum is home to a myriad of ephemera showcasing the logistical feat of Christmas abroad, with ...

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HONIARA, Solomon Islands — A multinational expedition led by the Ocean Exploration Trust aboard the Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus has completed a groundbreaking archaeological survey of more than ...

IJN Teruzuki. Credit: Ocean Exploration Trust. An international team of scientists has completed one of the most detailed surveys ever of historic shipwrecks from World War II, revealing new details ...

An international expedition has revealed 13 shipwrecks lost during some of the fiercest naval battles of World War II off the island of Guadalcanal in the South Pacific, offering the clearest view yet ...

A new expedition by the Ocean Exploration Trust has revealed 13 WWII shipwrecks in Guadalcanal’s Iron Bottom Sound. Rear Admiral Samuel J. Cox, Director of the Naval History and Heritage Command, ...

More than 180 lives were lost in the WWII attack, but the U.S. ship stayed afloat. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The bow ...

“Each man must have a breaking point.” On Guadalcanal many a man came close to that realization. Last week the mental suffering on Guadalcanal was described to the American Psychiatric Association in ...

Staff Sgt. Stephon Smith carries what are believed to be the remains of a fallen Marine killed in 1942 during the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands during a repatriation ceremony at Marine ...

The American landing on Guadalcanal on Aug. 7, 1942 and subsequent seizure of the airbase they would name Henderson Field marked the first American offensive in the wake of the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese ...