On Saipan, where Japanese soldiers and civilians had been taught that surrender meant shame or torture, Private First Class ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nine days after D-Day, on June 15, 1944, the Battle of Saipan erupted on the other side of the world. It was to be as pivotal for ...

During three vicious weeks in the summer of 1944, more than 3,000 United States troops and 27,000 Japanese soldiers were killed in the Battle of Saipan. It was a pivotal World War II battle from June ...

Before he landed on Saipan Island in June 1944, Cpl. Daniel W. Smith had already seen his first dead enemy soldier. He was in the Marshall Islands when he found that soldier’s wallet and opened it up.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Even after seven decades, Wilfred "Spike" Mailloux won't talk about surviving a bloody World War II battle unless longtime friend John Sidur is by his side. It was Sidur who ...

The battle for the Pacific island of Saipan during World War II is one of those well-remembered battles between Japan and America, one made worse by the mass suicide of local Japanese civilians who ...

"As a surgeon, we don't arm ourselves during battle." But of course he must defend himself! Saban Films has revealed an official trailer for a military action film titled Battle for Saipan, based on ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Even after seven decades, Wilfred “Spike” Mailloux won’t talk about surviving a bloody World War II battle unless longtime friend John Sidur is by his side. It was Sidur who ...

Local leaders in San Mateo County joined the family of a fallen World War II veteran Wednesday for his funeral in San Bruno, concluding the final chapter of a mystery surrounding his fate that ...

ComingSoon is debuting an exclusive clip from Battle for Saipan, the newest World War II film from Saban Films and Paramount. The movie is currently playing in theaters and digitally and will be ...