WWII veteran, 98, surprised as guest of honor aboard San Diego's USS Midway

A visit to the USS Midway Museum in downtown San Diego turned into a surprise honor on Thursday for 98-year-old World War II ...

World War II veteran who declined honors for decades finally honored at surprise USS Midway ceremony

98-year-old Charles Araiza, who refused recognition out of humility, receives Japan Occupation Medal 80 years after serving in Pacific Theater.
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Memorial honors WWII soldiers torpedoed in Hawaii waters in 1942

The Hawaii Army National Guard dedicated a new memorial honoring the 26 guardsmen aboard a transport boat sunk by a Japanese ...
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The German submarine America captured during World War II

In June 1944, the United States Navy did something it had not attempted since the War of 1812. American sailors boarded and captured a German submarine alive in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The ...