Draped in an American flag with only 48 stars, a casket held the remains of U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Arthur W. Crossland Jr.
80 years ago, American and Japanese troops were locked in one of the fiercest and bloodiest battles of the Pacific theatre in ...
Arthur Crossland Jr. was killed fighting German forces during WWII. On March 14, 2025, the Columbia native received a proper ...
U.S. Army veteran Chris Dorsey returns a WWII good luck flag to a fallen Japanese soldier’s family, bringing closure and ...
The photo went on to win the Pulitzer Prize and to visually define the Pacific Theater of World War II. Iwo Jima ... was preparing to raise the American flag there. The photographer promptly ...
These photographs do not merely document reality; they often serve as catalysts for change, provoking thought, inspiring ...
This piece of American ... end of the war when the Germans would not give up,” said Bruce Patire whose father found himself in a dangerous situation at the end of World War II.
On Feb. 23, 1945, six Marines teamed up for what would become one of the most iconic photos in American history ... Germany and Imperial Japan in World War II. Marines initially invaded Iwo ...
For the second day in a row, flags around Iowa will remain at half ... He also served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was awarded the Army's Distinguished Medal in 1984.