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Meet Lt. Preston, one of the only PT crewmen to be awarded the MOH

Lt. Arthur Preston and his PT boat crews did whatever it took to save a downed Navy airman in the South Pacific.

Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from WWII battle

As a volunteer cave digger, Takamatsu Gushiken has unearthed the remains of several hundred people killed in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II.

How a ‘Dauntless’ dive bomber became a WWII ace at Coral Sea

Navy pilot John Leppla was credited with shooting down five Japanese aircraft in aerial combat before he was shot down and declared Missing in Action.

Opinion

Tiltrotor will bring the Army off the bench in the Indo-Pacific

The author of this op-ed argues the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft gives the Army a quantum leap in capability necessary to win a war in the Pacific.

This Marine endured five amphibious assaults — and survived Iwo Jima

Eighty years ago, Don Harris went ashore on Iwo Jima, where he and his fellow Marines faced one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific War.

This Medal of Honor recipient became an ace pilot in a day

'Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories amid a WWII turning point.

How one GI’s sacrifice helped pave the Army’s way to Aachen, Germany

Jack Pendleton sacrificed all to eliminate a critically placed German machine gun nest.

Coast Guard suspends search for crew member missing in Eastern Pacific

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for Seaman Bryan K. Lee “pending the development of new information,” the service said.

Coast Guard searching for member reported missing in Eastern Pacific

A crew member aboard the cutter Waesche has been reported “unaccounted for” while operating in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

Medal of Honor recipient faced down 100 enemy troops to cover his men

Three officers were wounded trying to silence the enemy machine gun. Robert Craig would be the fourth to try.