Virgil E. Frahm, a lifelong Nebraskan and veteran, was recognized for his service in World War II. The governor presented ...

Tito Puente was born in New York City to parents from Puerto Rico. After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he popularized Latin music in the United States.

Local families have adopted all 10,000 American World War II heroes buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery and are now seeking photos to pair with the names of each U.S. war hero.

You struggle to find an American household that doesn't eat pizza today, but it wasn't always so. The war was the catalyst ...

World War II played a huge part in the industrial revolution within the United States as the country fully mobilized its industrial resources to out-produce its enemies. These machines of war came ...

This event took place during the 15th annual International Conference on World War II hosted by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.

The Story of an Unjustly Overlooked American World War II Hero 5 minute read American prisoners captured during the Battle of the Bulge march under guard by German soldiers.

American industry produced nearly two-thirds of all Allied military equipment used during the Second World War, including 297,000 aircraft.

As World War II veterans age, historians have worked to collect their first-hand accounts before America's oldest living service members are gone.

Object Details Author Wynn, Neil A Contents Acknowledgements -- Overview -- Chronology -- Introduction: African American and war in historical context -- Chapter 1: African Americans on the eve of war ...

During World War II, an incredible American soldier named Vernon Baker single-handedly did something unimaginable. Baker was part of a segregated African American unit whose mission was to capture ...

Why the Language We Use to Describe Japanese American Incarceration During World War II Matters A descendant of concentration camp survivors argues that using the ...