My grandad fought in Britain’s ‘Forgotten Army’ in WWII’s most brutal campaign – 80 years later he finally has a medal

FOR television explorer and Army veteran Levison Wood it was his most emotional expedition ever. The former Para officer ...
Sky HISTORY UK TV Channel

Historian uncovers Asia’s forgotten battles after Japan’s WWII surrender

Dr Daniel Cowling, Senior Historian at the National Army Museum, traces the battles that continued long after VJ Day was ...
Military Times on MSN

This Korean War aviator was the first helicopter pilot to receive MOH

On Aug. 3, 1955, Koelsch was posthumously awarded the first Medal of Honor issued to a helicopter pilot. He also received the ...
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Remains of Philadelphia airman lost over Burma in World War II identified after nearly 80 years

PHILADELPHIA — The remains of a Philadelphia native killed on a bombing mission over Burma during World War II were identified late last year, nearly 80 years after his death, the Defense POW/MIA ...
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The Burma road : the epic story of the China-Burma-India theater in World War II / Donovan Webster

The harrowing story of one of the greatest chapters of World War II---the building and defense of the Burma Road The Burma Road tells the extraordinary story of the China-Burma-India theater of ...
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World War II hero John J. Heffernan arrives back in the US for a final farewell

Lt. John J. Heffernan, a long-missing casualty of World War II, finally came back to America on Tuesday. Nearly 80 years after perishing in a fiery crash in Burma when Japanese forces shot down his ...