Remains of 21-year-old WWII aviator recovered from sunken bomber
Divers examining the wreckage of the B-24 bomber “Heaven Can Wait” recovered bones of 2d Lieut. Thomas V. Kelly Jr., and his ...
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WWII airman’s remains positively identified 80 years after final mission
The 11-man crew of "Heaven Can Wait" was on a mission to bomb Japanese anti-aircraft batteries when their B-24 was shot down ...
The battle over two of the most compelling images of war
The most famous Australian photograph of World War II in New Guinea might never have seen the light if prime minister John ...
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Two photos changed the course of World War II. This book tells their story
In 1942, two pictures were taken within kilometres of each other near Buna in Papua New Guinea. They were later called the ...
How A WWII Snake Drove 10+ Species Extinct In Just A Few Years—Most Were Birds
There’s millions of invasive snakes on this tiny island, where they were accidentally introduced during World War II. Since ...
The huge island with 2 countries home to ‘super nut’ that’s ’secret to good heart health'
New Guinea is the second-largest island in the world, located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It has a population of 14.8 ...
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Across the Pacific
In 1943, the U.S. Army and Navy jointly began a two-pronged attack through the central Pacific and across New Guinea to the ...