Pfc. Norton Retzsch, a Marine Raider from Cincinnati, went missing during a 1943 battle in the Solomon Islands. DPAA used his great-niece's DNA to finally bring him home.
Japanese soldiers across the Pacific War came to fear the U.S. Marines more than any other enemy they faced. Drawing on diaries, interrogation reports, and battlefield accounts from Guadalcanal to Iwo ...
The Only Army Unit to Fight in Five of the Marine Corps’ Bloodiest WWII Battles — Including Iwo Jima
From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, the Marine Corps earned its reputation for tackling some of the bloodiest battles of World War II’s Pacific Theater. What few remember is that the U.S. Army usually fought ...
DANVILLE, Ill. (WAND) - The remains of a local Marine who died while fighting in World War II have finally been found and returned to his family, 76 years later. Marine Pfc. Jack Benson was killed in ...
Among the most strategically vital objectives for the United States forces in the Pacific during World War II were three islands in the Marianas: Saipan, Guam and Tinian. Close enough to the Japanese ...
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — A Marine has been honored for helping recover American troops’ remains from a World War II battlefield in the Solomon Islands. Staff Sgt. Stephon Smith, an explosive ordnance ...
WWII Marine Pfc. Harry LeBert was laid to rest in Louisiana 80 years after his death in the Battle of Saipan. LeBert's remains were identified through DNA and dental records after being recovered and ...
Modern-day Marines paid tribute this month at the site where their predecessors launched the first major U.S. ground offensive against Imperial Japan in World War II. Members of Marine Rotational ...
Frank S. Wright turns 100 on July 5, 2025. He’d like to get 100,000 birthday cards for the occasion. Frank S. Wright has lived a life. At 16, as World War II raged, he lied about his age and joined ...
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Once a Marine, always a Marine. A local World War II veteran in hospice was honored by current service members with a special visit Monday. The group of Marines paid a visit to ...
WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- The remains of 7 Marines who were missing in action in World War II were identified and will be buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on October 4, says ...
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