A US Marines plane that went down during World War II has been discovered in the South Pacific, 80 years after it went missing. The wreckage of the Douglas SBD Dauntless was found by locals in the ...
Albert “Hank” Sturgess Jr. earned nine battle stars and the Presidential Unit Citation for his bravery while serving in the ...
Between 1942 and 1945, more than 2 million Americans went to war in the South Pacific. When World War II ended they went home leaving 100,000 dead, tons of military equipment and over 2,000 children.
Preserving the stories of the men and women who served in World War II is more important now than ever before. “We were fighting two wars, one in Europe the other in the South Pacific,” World ...
Victoria Granacki will discuss her father’s book “An Artist Goes to War: Leon Granacki in the South Pacific WWII” at the 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9 Coffee Talk at the Des Plaines History Center.
Production and Audition Information for Rodgers and Hammerstein’s SOUTH PACIFIC Director: Mary Nickles Musical Director: Julie Florin, Choreographer: Katie Stewart South Pacific will run for 3 ...
The Solomon Islands, a WW2 battleground in the South Pacific, are littered with thousands of unexploded bombs. The Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) described the explosion as a "tragic accident".