Pacific

REVIEW: Images of War – Japan Triumphant: The Far East Campaign 1941-1942

Literature, Reviews / By Christopher (Moon) Mullins

The Japanese armed forces of 1941 and 1942 were a devastating, nearly unstoppable assault force in the Pacific and Asian Theaters of War. During a six-month period between December 1941 and May 1942 the Japanese Imperial Army, Navy, and Air Force conquered most of South-East Asia and much of the Pacific. These coordinated campaigns resulted …

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Ira Hayes, The Haunted Hero of Iwo Jima

1 Comment / Articles, World War II / By Paula Mahar

If the hallowed ground of Arlington National Cemetery could reveal its secrets, it would tell tales of heroism and tragedy that would make American hearts break even as they swelled with pride. Perhaps no tale is more heart-wrenching than that of Ira Hayes, the World War II hero of Iwo Jima. The Pima Indian was …

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REVIEW: Movie Hacksaw Ridge (2017)

Films, Movies & Series / By Holly Godbey

I’ve always enjoyed a good war movie, particularly the historic ones. Where more modern military films, such as Jarhead and Black Hawk Down, fail at capturing the more dramatic and heroic tones of the American military experience of a different era, those set in either World War seem to succeed. It’s movies like Saving Private Ryan and Letters From Iwo …

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First Row: Tech. Sgt. Carlos Steele, Cpl. Jack Ely, Sgt Ferman H. Dixon, Staff Sgt. John F. Ercole, Cpl. E. Newcomb, and Sgt. Ernest J. Diet. Second Row: Pvt. Chris G. Demo, Sgt. Forrest Owens, Cpl. Jim R. Orton, and Cpl. Raymond Matjasic Back Row: Sgt. Roy Olund, Capt. Louis Hayward, Marine Gunner John F. Leopold, Staff Sgt. Norman Hatch. Pfc. William Kelliher was not present for the picture.

Combat cameramen won Oscar for covering Battle of Tarawa

1 Comment / Articles, World War II / By ARGunners Magazine

There were a lot of big name winners at the 17th Annual Academy Awards in 1945, Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, and… the United States Marine Corps. That’s right, USMC Combat Cameramen won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short for their coverage of the Battle of Tarawa in 1943. Tarawa was unique because of the coverage …

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AUDIO: Badass WWII Veteran Remembers Battle of Okinawa

Articles, World War II / By ARGunners Magazine

World War II veteran 88-year-old George Chrisman, describes pulling a bullet out of his wrist with his teeth during the Battle of Okinawa, in April 1945, and how he ran into him again 40 years later. The Battle of Okinawa lasted 82 days, claimed the lives of 7000 American soldiers and left 40,000 wounded. A …

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Six WWII Japanese Bodies Found in Sealed Cave

General News / By ARGunners Magazine

The bodies of six soldiers, believed to be Japanese troops who fought in World War II, have been found in a reopened cave in the Pacific nation of Palau. Remains of six soldiers have been discovered so far, but that’s probably just the start. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports they were found in one of about …

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The Battle of Iwo Jima In Remembrance with Photographs

2 Comments / Articles, Historical Images, World War II / By ARGunners Magazine

The Battle of Iwo Jima that started on 19 February until 26 March 1945, codename Operation Detachment, was a major battle in which the United States Armed Forces to capture the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Empire during World War II. It had the goal of capturing the entire island, along with its three airfields, to provide …

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