•September 21, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
By David H. Lippman
In the darkness, the two American submarines moved toward the hostile beach, inching carefully through badly marked waters. They surfaced well before dawn, and the Marine Raiders and submarine crews began bringing up rubber boats from below, inflating them on deck, installing outboard motors, and filling them More »
•August 27, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Sandy Bonnyman led the way for other marines during a bloody assault and earned the medal of honor. More »
•February 19, 2018 • Read Comments (2)
Don Crain and the 2nd Amphibious Tractor Battalion hit Red Beach 2 at Tarawa. More »
•February 6, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Led by Medal of Honor recipient Joe Foss, VMF-115 compiled an outstanding combat record. More »
•October 24, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
To neutralize the major Japanese base at Rabaul, American troops would need to take Bougainville in the Soloman Islands. More »
•October 19, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
One of the world’s busiest airports is named for World War II ace and 1937 U.S. Naval Academy graduate Edward H. “Butch” O’Hare. More »
•October 13, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
The savage final land battle between “the eagle and the sun” was America’s longest and bloodiest campaign in the Pacific Theater. More »
•May 9, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
One of D-Day’s lesser known battles was also one of its fiercest. More »
•March 23, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
The 1st Marine Division staged a bloody amphibious assault for a questionable prize. More »
•February 6, 2017 • 1 Comment
A young Marine remembers his introduction to combat. More »
