World War II

The Bonnadelle Ranchos development was built on the site of a former World War II bombing range.

The base was a key part of the Cold War, as the training site for B-52 crews for the Strategic Air Command.

From World War II to the Cold War, the Delano facility was a key component in sending America's message overseas.

After the Sugar Pine Lumber Company closed during the Great Depression, Pinedale was transformed during World War II and the years that followed.

Friant Dam was the fourth-largest masonry dam in the world when it was constructed between 1939-1944.

Today's Fresno Yosemite International Airport began as Army Air Corps training base during World War II.

Ray Lee sits on a folding chair at the top of the stairs leading to the Veterans Memorial Auditorium. The height gives him a clear view of the Central…

The new historical novel “Tears of Honor” by Fresno author James Ardaiz documents the experience of Japanese-Americans during WWII. The sweeping narrative…

And now to StoryCorps San Joaquin, a series based on our collaboration with the personal history project, StoryCorps. In this edited conversation from…

In this StoryCorps San Joaquin segment, 53-year-old Joan Yamate Taketa talks with her lifelong friend Celeste Johnston, 54, about what she has learned of…