WWII Marine Corps hero to be honored with plaque at Mt. Soledad
When World War II Marine Corps hero Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, who was based at Camp Pendleton, received the Medal of Honor, the country’s highest military award in 1942, he was said to have ...
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How the final shots of the Civil War came to be fired off the shores of Alaska
Two months after the war ended, Confederate soldiers destroyed a fleet of Yankee ships, which were harvesting bowhead whales ...
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A Sip of History: 3 Popular Cocktails During the World War II Era, the Heyday of the Tiki Bar
The 1940s was a time when our entire world was at war, and people wanted their version of an escape. It makes sense that this ...
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Historic protections sought for Terminal Island buildings
Two buildings left from a Japanese American fishing village will be considered for historic-cultural monument status.
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Underwater explosion destroys hundreds of WWII-era shells off Okinawa
Eleven explosive ordnance disposal divers with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Sub Area Activity Okinawa unit ...