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WWII veteran David Marshall holds out his wallet containing a photo of himself during the Battle of the Bulge, during the 80th commemoration of the battle in Bastogne, Belgium. (Virginia Mayo/AP) ...

He disappeared July 9, 1943, during the battle of Enogai on the island of New Georgia in the Solomon Islands.

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June 23 (UPI) --More than 4,000 people on Monday filled an Okinawa park to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's final WWII battle, while citizens reflected over long-lost loved ones and a promise by a ...

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (AP) – Gerald West held the laminated sheet of paper fellow World War II combat veteran Robert Addison pulled from an old briefcase and perused the 300-plus names listed under the ...

Bastogne, Belgium — The United States, its European allies and a dwindling number of veterans are marking on Friday the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, one of the most important and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bereaved family prays for war victims on Monday at Japan's Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa-Prefecture. Photo by Keizo ...

BASTOGNE, Belgium — The United States, its European allies and a dwindling number of veterans will mark on Friday the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, one of the most important and deadly ...