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Woonsocket D-Day survivor, 100, to receive honor from World War II Foundation
A Woonsocket native who was wounded driving a boat full of soldiers onto Omaha Beach on D-Day will receive an award the World ...
Missing World War II airman's Zippo lighter reunited with family after 80 years
Eighty years after a U.S. airman went missing in World War II, his family has received a token to remember him by.
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Lockheed Model 12’s Role as a WWII Military Transport
During WWII, the Electra Junior transitioned from a civilian plane to an important military transport. Its speed, reliability, and versatility made it a valuable asset behind the front lines. Discover ...
World War II soldier, POW from Detroit identified, recovered
Kenneth L. Kramer, 20, a private in the United States Army Air Force, was accounted for on June 30, according to the Defense ...
Cleveland WWII POW identified 80 years after death in Japanese prison camp
Lt. William Bucey, who survived the Bataan Death March but died of malaria in 1944, will finally receive a proper burial in ...
China, North Korea and Russia represent biggest security challenge since World War II, Japan says
Japan is facing its most severe security environment since World War II as three potential adversaries in East Asia – China, ...
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Chicago Commemorates 1995 Heat Wave Victims and Honors WWII Hero Emilio Aguirre with Initiatives for a Resilient Future
Chicago commemorates the 1995 Heat Wave victims and honors WWII hero Emilio Aguirre with initiatives for future heat ...
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Sheboygan County responded with vigor during World War II scrap drives
Sheboygan County residents went all out during the war effort for scrap materials to be recycled during wartime.
Japanese warship used in WWII found on Pacific seafloor: See photos
A team of scientists discovered a Japanese naval destroyer for the first time since it was sunk by American troops in World ...
Japanese WWII destroyer torpedoed by U.S. boats discovered on Pacific seafloor — still armed with munitions
The Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki was discovered more than 2,600 feet below the ocean's surface near the Solomon Islands.
‘Utterly foolish’: 12 hours before World War II ended, the US firebombed this Japanese city
Almost 90 US B-29 bombers dropped about 6,000 tons of napalm on Kumagaya, Japan, on the night of August 14-15, 1945. Eighty ...