But at 7:20 a.m., fate intervened to ensure the young pilot an unwelcome and enduring place in history, branded as the man who had a chance to thwart the Pearl Harbor attack — but didn’t.

The D-Day invasion began in the dark early hours of June 6, 1944, when more than 13,000 U.S. Army paratroopers jumped into ...

December 7, 1941, saw thousands of American lives changed forever—but hidden within the carnage is a story of one Japanese pilot’s last stand. After his Zero fighter was shot down, he waged a ...

December 7, 1941, brought devastation to Pearl Harbor, but within the carnage lies an untold story of a downed Japanese pilot who fought on the ground after crashing. Explore this gripping WWII ...

HONOLULU - Forensic scientists are conducting tests on a skull unearthed at the bottom of Pearl Harbor to determine if it belonged to a Japanese pilot who died in the historic attack on Dec. 7, 1941.