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Lost Bow of American Warship Found Eight Decades After It Was Blown Off by a Japanese Torpedo in World War II
After the attack, crews sailed the USS "New Orleans" backwards for more than 1,000 miles across the Pacific. Since then, the ...
World War II Marine identified after 80 years to receive full honors in Oklahoma
Private Richard Gordon Wright, a U.S. Marine killed in the Battle of Tarawa during World War II, has been identified after 80 ...
How a Monopoly board helped World War II prisoners get out of jail free
In the book “Monopoly X,” Philip E. Orbanes tells the true story of how a doctored version of the classic board game was used ...
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This fruit played an unusual part in WWII ship's escape as new evidence discovered on seabed
The recently-discovered bow of the USS New Orleans has shone new light on its remarkable escape story after being hit by a Japanese torpedo and travelling backwards 1,800 miles across the Pacific ...
A torpedoed US Navy ship escaped the Pacific in reverse, using coconut logs. Its sunken bow has just been found
The bow of a US Navy cruiser damaged in a World War II battle in the Pacific has shone new light on one of the most ...
What Do The Bomb Markings On The Side Of Military Aircraft Mean?
The bomb markings on World War II–era aircraft are "victory marks" and signify successful missions and defeated enemies, and ...