by Christian Southards | Jun 7, 2022
The Battle of Midway occurred at a time when the prospects of U.S. victory in the Pacific theater of World War II were remarkably dim. Launched by an overconfident Japanese military, the battle marked the end of Japanese offensive operations in the South Pacific,...
by Nestor Aliga | May 10, 2022
One of World War II’s most heroic and least talked about units will finally receive their Congressional Gold Medal (CGM) and they will be featured in an upcoming documentary. “We were expendable,” said Merrill’s Marauder Sam V. Wilson, the retired US...
by Christian Southards | Dec 7, 2020
It was 79 years ago the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, when hundreds of Imperial Japanese fighter planes conducted a surprise attack on the United States’ seat of naval power in the Pacific: Pearl Harbor. Some 2,400 Americans were killed in the attack, along with the...
by Christian Southards | Sep 18, 2020
World War II veteran and California native Robert Fong, 94, was awarded the Bronze Star on Sunday by the U.S. Army for his efforts during the liberation of the Philippines in 1945. Rear Adm. Jonathan A. Yuen presented Mr. Fong with the award in a small ceremony held...
by Christian Southards | Sep 12, 2020
Veterans and others celebrated the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Bakersfield, California on Sept. 2. The event was held at the Kern Veterans Memorial and was closed to the general public due to the ongoing threat of COVID-19. In addition to six...
