Prior to making the change, the Pentagon consulted with representatives from the Military Order of the Purple Heart, the Military Order of the World Wars and the American Legion, all of whom said they support the awarding of the Purple Heart to prisoners of war who died while in captivity, ...
Admiral Nagumo decided to retire because of deteriorating weather, the unknown location of the American carriers, the long turnaround time required for a third strike that would allow American forces to gather and counterattack, and the fact the Nagumo’s strike force was at the extreme limit of...
I’m not sure what you use to determine atrocities, but the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki weren’t even the largest death tolls by American bombing in Japan. Indeed, the campaign of fire bombing large cities initiated by General LeMay in early ...