World War II U.S. Navy Veteran, Joseph McCarron, celebrated his 100th birthday surrounded by friends and loved ones earlier ...

World War II was one of the most transformative events of the 20th century. It was the largest war ever fought, with more than 50 nations and 100 million troops involved, and it reshaped geopolitics, ...

In March 1944, 76 officers broke out of a German prisoner-of-war camp. In 1977, a key member of the escape team talked to the ...

Ingalls Shipbuilding serves as an all too familiar site for World War II Navy veteran Alfred Lewis. “I worked in the engine rooms,” he said. Lewis enlisted in 1945 at the age of 17. He was at Iwo Jima ...

The March 1945 crossings, by Patton and Montgomery's forces, gave the Allies beachheads with which to invade Germany.

U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Alvin R. Scarborough and Army Pfc. Joseph R. Travers — are coming for burials with full ...

Bombardier Tom Jones was called up to serve in the Royal Artillery as the war broke out in 1939 - when he was aged just 17.

In 1984, Pearce and his daughter wrote the song “We Love Allentown” in response to Billy Joel’s “Allentown.” It’s been ...

Russia has not seen such bloodshed like it at all in the post-WW2 era, the MoD said ... highly likely prioritise their ...

A commemorative rally to mark the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the Ozarichi death camp was held in the Ozarichi ...

The Department of Defense has launched a new effort to identify the remains of service members killed 80 years ago.Near the end of World War II, on May 21, 1944, sailors, marines and soldiers were ...

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a segregated unit consisting of Japanese Americans during World War II, is the U.S. military's most decorated unit, including 21 Medal of Honor recipients.