Salinas WWII soldier killed as prisoner of war identified 82 years later
Corporal DeCloss was a member of Company C, 194th Tank Battalion, U.S. Army when Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands in December 1941. Fighting ensued and ended with the surrender of the Bataan peninsula on April 9, 1942, and of Corregidor Island on May 6, 1942.
Elk Grove ceremony to honor prisoners of war, missing soldiers
Everyone is welcome to attend the event in Elk Grove. It starts at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Elk Grove Veteran Center in District 56.
Caribou ceremony honors prisoners of war, soldiers missing in action
Every year, the cemetery committee hosts a ceremony honoring National POW/MIA Recognition Day, which falls on the third Friday in September.
Ceremony held for Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day
The Minnesota Prisoners of War and Missing in Action riders association held a ceremony to honor and recognize the service of the U.S. troops that were taken prisoner or missing in action.
Taking time to honor the nation's former prisoners of war and missing in action
The nation paused Friday to honor America's military missing in action (MIA) and prisoners of war (POW). National POW/MIA Recognition Day was established in 1979 through a proclamation signed by President Jimmy Carter.
Iowa City VA honored those who went missing in action, were prisoners of war on Friday
Veterans in eastern Iowa honored those who went missing -- or were prisoners of war -- during their service. The Iowa City Veteran Affairs (VA) held it's annual ceremony along with the American Legion Friday morning.
Man freed in Russia prisoner swap vows to return
Vladimir Kara-Murza thought he would be executed before the biggest Russia-West prisoner swap since the Cold War began.
Texas family of WW2 prisoner of war receives long-awaited medals: ‘This means everything’
On Tuesday, 80 years after his death in a prisoner of war camp, the U.S. Navy posthumously awarded Knox a Purple Heart and a ...
Korean War veteran and prisoner of war Vernon Huber dies at 96
Col. Vernon Huber, a Mandan native who served in the U.S. Air Force for 25 years, has passed away at the age of 96.
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Prisoner of War and WWII Veteran donates service memorabilia to Ft. Sill Field Artillery Museum
On 20 September we celebrate POW/MIA Remembrance Day, and the OKC VA would like to highlight POW and World War II Army ...
King marks 80th anniversary of Second World War operation
His words were spoken by the Princess Royal, representing the King at events this weekend marking the efforts of troops who ...
Hundreds of parachutists drop over Dutch heath to commemorate World War II operation
Hundreds of paratroopers have dropped out of near-cloudless skies over a heath in the central Netherlands to commemorate the ...
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The riveting story of the longest-held American prisoner-of-war
Downey represented a unique problem for America and the young CIA. Even at the peak of the cold war, prisoners were released within months or years. But Downey was “diplomatically and politically ...
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King marks 80th anniversary of Second World War’s Operation Market Garden
Operation Market Garden aimed to push through the Netherlands and into Germany just a few months after the D-Day landings.
‘A true American hero’: Korean War veteran’s legacy lives on through family as former POW laid to rest in Tennessee
Thomas Caroland passed away on Monday, surrounded by family. Now, the Caroland family is ensuring his sacrifice and those of ...