WASHINGTON — Arthur Hibray piloted PBY Catalina “Dumbos” — seaworthy planes equipped with boat hulls — across the Pacific theater during World War II performing air-sea rescues of downed aviators and ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Japanese Arisaka Type 38 rifles ...

Japanese soldiers in the Pacific War began reporting a terrifying mystery: American riflemen seemed to fire without pause, like machine gunners. This film follows U.S. and Philippine troops on Bataan ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The attack, codenamed Operation Cherry Blossoms at Night at Ishii’s insistence, was scheduled for September 22, 1945—five weeks after the Japanese surrender on August ...