Admiral William F. “Bull” Halsey earned a legendary reputation for daring and boldness as commander of the U.S. Third Fleet.   More »

The crew of the attack transport DuPage braved kamikaze attacks while supporting American landings in the Philippines.   More »

As a member of the 24th Infantry Division, Sergeant ‘Red’ Mantini battled the Japanese on five jungle islands.   More »

In a guerrilla war on Luzon, Americans and Filipinos fought Japanese occupiers in Philippines before the return of General MacArthur in World War II.   More »

By Mike Shepherd
Hector Garcia was born in Llera, Tamaulipas, Mexico, on January 17,1914, to schoolteacher parents, Jose Garcia Garcia and Faustina Perez Garcia. The Mexican Revolution drove them from their homes in 1917 and his family legally immigrated to Mercedes, Texas.
Hector’s father, a teacher in Mexico, was not allowed to   More »

Relatively few U.S. generals lost their lives in World War II.   More »

A powerful typhoon wreaked havoc with the U.S. Navy’s task force 38 in December 1944. It would be followed shortly after by a second.   More »

The U.S. Navy gunboat Panay was sunk by Japanese aircraft on the great Chinese river, pushing the two countries closer to war.   More »

The heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis meta tragic fate during the last days of World War II.
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In an epic stand against overwhelming odds, Taffy 3 held off a powerful Japanese task force during the battle of Leyte Gulf.   More »