Lehigh Valley Marine among 5th Division fallen heroes at Iwo Jima in March 1945

No World War II battle represents the fighting spirit of the U.S. Marine Corps better than Iwo Jima. In terms of its combat ...

Youngsville tribute to honor WWII soldier identified after 80 years

A long-unknown WWII soldier is finally named, as Youngsville plans a tribute honoring his identity, service and decades-long ...
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End of World War II

World War II veterans participated in a ceremony at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., marking the … This U.S. Navy World War II combat ...
The Daily Gazette

Life after high school, World War II for Class of 1945 - Focus on History

The war that had dominated their youth was drawing to a close. The Amsterdam High School class of 1945 yearbook reported that students would never forget the D-Day assembly on June 6, 1944 and the ...
Times Union

Editorial: After World War II, 'a new and better world'

Thousands celebrate in Albany's Capitol Park on Aug. 14, 1945, after Japan announced its intent to surrender. The front page of the Times Union on Sept. 2, 1945, the day of Japan's formal surrender, ...
Foreign Affairs

We Are Still Fighting World War II

History is seldom tidy. Eras overlap and unfinished business from one period lingers into the next. World War II was a war like no other in the magnitude of its effects on the lives of people and the ...
Santa Maria Times

Anniversary of World War II attack on the Central Coast | Our Storied History

On Feb. 23, 1942, 69 days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese submarine I-17 appeared off the coast north of Santa ...