On October 12, 1944, US carrier planes kicked off days of raids against Japanese forces on Formosa. The island, now called Taiwan, was a hub in a network of Japanese bases around the northwest Pacific ...
Missing World War II pilot, unidentified for 81 years, is laid to rest in St. Augustine Lt. Ralph Cornelius DuPont, a Hellcat pilot, went missing during the Battle of Formosa on Oct. 12, 1944. His ...