Donald McPherson shot down five planes in the Pacific theater in the final years of the war, earning him the title of "ace" ...

The U.S. Navy put 112 carriers into service during WWII. After losing 11 in combat, America closed the war with 101 active ...

MADISON, Wis. — Searchers announced Thursday they’ve discovered what they believe is the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong’s plane in the South Pacific. The Richard I. Bong Veterans ...

In the thick of World War 2, a daring squadron of American pilots, led by the audacious Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle ...

Arthur Van Haren Jr. of Phoenix was one of only a handful of Hispanic ace fighter pilots. Yet he rarely spoke about his ...

The last time anyone saw these aircraft, US forces were pummeling Japanese targets in the western Pacific. Now Project Recover, a nonprofit that searches for those missing in action since World ...

Mr. McPherson served as a Navy pilot of a Hellcat fighter plane aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex in the Pacific theater.

“It certainly has the most diverse set of vehicles, aircraft and shipwrecks (Japanese and US) of any of the WWII battlefields in the Pacific,” McKinnon told McClatchy News.

It has been nearly 80 years since the World War II Battle of Saipan but researchers have discovered the Pacific seafloor battlefield remains much as it was in 1944, including evidence of ...

Looking at photos of plane used in World War II, you may have noticed a lot of cables and wires around them. Here's what those cables were for.