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Wreck Of World War II Warship 'Dancing Mouse' Found In Pacific Ocean
The destroyer, USS Edsall, went down off the coast of Australia in 1942.
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"China Engaging In Largest Military Buildup Since...": Australian Envoy
A top Australian envoy on Tuesday claimed China is putting together the "largest" conventional military buildup since the Second World War, without clarifying the strategic purpose behind the exercise.
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"Dangerous" World War 2 Bomb Found In Pacific Island Of Nauru, Disarmed
An "armed and dangerous" World War II bomb was dug up and defused Thursday on the small Pacific island of Nauru, the country's police force said.
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World War II Aircraft, Missing Since 1942, Found Under South Pacific
An aircraft carrier that had not been seen since 1942 was found nearly 14,000 feet below the surface of the South Pacific.
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Researchers Find Wreckage Of Lost WWII Warship USS Indianapolis
Naval researchers announced Saturday that they have found the wreckage of the lost World War II cruiser USS Indianapolis on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, 72 years after the vessel sank in minutes after it was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine.
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Two World War II Aircraft Missing For 70 Years Found Under Water
During World War II, some 10,000 B-25 bombers were deployed to conduct a variety of missions such as bombing, submarine patrols, and even the historic raid over Tokyo in April 1942. Many of them went down in the oceans across the world. Present-day Papua New Guinea was the site of military action in the Pacific Ocean from January 1942 to the end of...
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'Amazingly Intact' WWII Aircraft Carrier Found in Pacific
Experts have discovered a World War II US aircraft carrier that is "amazingly intact" despite languishing on the bottom of the Pacific for more than 60 years.
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Japan's Emperor Akihito Visits Former Colony Palau on World War II Mission
Japan's imperial couple arrived in the Pacific island nation of Palau today, the site of a fearsome battle with American troops, on a rare overseas visit related to World War II.
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World War II Japanese Ship Found in Philippines, Says US Billionaire
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen says he has found the Japanese Navy's biggest warship at the bottom of the sea in the Philippines, 70 years after US forces sank it.
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Japanese Prime Minister Pledges to Resolve Island Row with Russia
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today pledged to resolve a row with Russia over an island chain claimed by both nations and sign a bilateral peace treaty delayed since World War II.
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Survivors Commemorate 73rd Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Attack
For the fifth year in a row, Lou Conter made the trip to Honolulu from his Alta Sierra, California, home to remember his USS Arizona shipmates who died in the surprise air attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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Records, Photos of Famed US World War II Bombers Go Online
Thousands of feet above the Pacific Ocean during World War II, the bullets were coming fast and the flak was flying. Japanese fighter planes whizzed around like bees as the American forces in their lumbering B-24 bombers tried everything to reach their targets, save fuel and stay airborne for the long trip home.
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Waves Unearth Remains of 'World War II Japan Soldiers' in Pacific
The skeletal remains of what are believed to be Japanese soldiers have been exposed on a remote Pacific island where waves have eroded the sea shore, a Japanese government official said Monday.
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As US looks to Asia, it sees China everywhere
The last time the remote Australian city of Darwin played a significant role in American military planning was during the early days of World War II, when Gen. Douglas MacArthur used the port as the base for his campaign to reclaim the Pacific from the Japanese.
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Wreck Of World War II Warship 'Dancing Mouse' Found In Pacific Ocean
The destroyer, USS Edsall, went down off the coast of Australia in 1942.
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"China Engaging In Largest Military Buildup Since...": Australian Envoy
A top Australian envoy on Tuesday claimed China is putting together the "largest" conventional military buildup since the Second World War, without clarifying the strategic purpose behind the exercise.
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"Dangerous" World War 2 Bomb Found In Pacific Island Of Nauru, Disarmed
An "armed and dangerous" World War II bomb was dug up and defused Thursday on the small Pacific island of Nauru, the country's police force said.
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World War II Aircraft, Missing Since 1942, Found Under South Pacific
An aircraft carrier that had not been seen since 1942 was found nearly 14,000 feet below the surface of the South Pacific.
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Researchers Find Wreckage Of Lost WWII Warship USS Indianapolis
Naval researchers announced Saturday that they have found the wreckage of the lost World War II cruiser USS Indianapolis on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, 72 years after the vessel sank in minutes after it was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine.
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Two World War II Aircraft Missing For 70 Years Found Under Water
During World War II, some 10,000 B-25 bombers were deployed to conduct a variety of missions such as bombing, submarine patrols, and even the historic raid over Tokyo in April 1942. Many of them went down in the oceans across the world. Present-day Papua New Guinea was the site of military action in the Pacific Ocean from January 1942 to the end of...
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'Amazingly Intact' WWII Aircraft Carrier Found in Pacific
Experts have discovered a World War II US aircraft carrier that is "amazingly intact" despite languishing on the bottom of the Pacific for more than 60 years.
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Japan's Emperor Akihito Visits Former Colony Palau on World War II Mission
Japan's imperial couple arrived in the Pacific island nation of Palau today, the site of a fearsome battle with American troops, on a rare overseas visit related to World War II.
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World War II Japanese Ship Found in Philippines, Says US Billionaire
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen says he has found the Japanese Navy's biggest warship at the bottom of the sea in the Philippines, 70 years after US forces sank it.
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Japanese Prime Minister Pledges to Resolve Island Row with Russia
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today pledged to resolve a row with Russia over an island chain claimed by both nations and sign a bilateral peace treaty delayed since World War II.
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Survivors Commemorate 73rd Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Attack
For the fifth year in a row, Lou Conter made the trip to Honolulu from his Alta Sierra, California, home to remember his USS Arizona shipmates who died in the surprise air attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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Records, Photos of Famed US World War II Bombers Go Online
Thousands of feet above the Pacific Ocean during World War II, the bullets were coming fast and the flak was flying. Japanese fighter planes whizzed around like bees as the American forces in their lumbering B-24 bombers tried everything to reach their targets, save fuel and stay airborne for the long trip home.
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Waves Unearth Remains of 'World War II Japan Soldiers' in Pacific
The skeletal remains of what are believed to be Japanese soldiers have been exposed on a remote Pacific island where waves have eroded the sea shore, a Japanese government official said Monday.
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As US looks to Asia, it sees China everywhere
The last time the remote Australian city of Darwin played a significant role in American military planning was during the early days of World War II, when Gen. Douglas MacArthur used the port as the base for his campaign to reclaim the Pacific from the Japanese.
