World War II veterans are described as “The Greatest Generation” because of their courage, patriotism and strength in the ...

Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, one of World War II’s most decorated Marines, received the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross ...

One of the inductees was Patrick Flanagan of Kaukauna, who won three consecutive WIAA Class B shot put state titles from 1945-47. He set a Class B state record as a sophomore, then broke it as a ...

The historic North Carolina military base will once again bear its old name in a move that’s “effective immediately.” ...

Patrol torpedo boat PT-109 was built by the Electric Launch Company, now known as Elco Motor Yachts, headquartered in Bayonne, New Jersey. It was laid down on March 3, 1942, launched on June 20, 1942, ...

Tilly Laskey has been a curator at the Maine Historical Society for 10 years. She’s created a platform for other curators or ...

Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories ...

A Medal of Honor recipient’s portrait and citation are now out of a courthouse closet and back up on a courthouse wall. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph recently ran a letter to the editor from Ed ...

Hospital Corpsman Billy Bui said his sense of duty comes from his grandfather, who risked everything to help his family flee ...

Russell Clarence Nalle Jr., one of the last surviving World War II Tuskegee Airmen members, has died. He was 103.

The Six Triple Eight shares the story of an all-Black battalion of WACs that faced unimaginable challenges while serving overseas during WWII.