DALTON, Ga. –– After waiting for 71 years, World War II veteran Clarence Richardson was finally presented with his medals of honor on Monday.

A handcrafted tribute is now giving a World War II soldier the honor he never received — 80 years after he was killed in ...

Army ‘It shouldn’t be a mystery:’ Fort Bliss soldier pieces together great uncle’s WWII service, receives missing medals By Rose L. Thayer Stars and Stripes • May 22, 2025 ...

Long overdue war medals were presented to three sons. They were earned by their late father, Norman Blatner, a World War two veteran and a German prisoner of war.

Anthony M. Schuster was a WWII veteran from Wyandotte and he was decorated with nearly a dozen medals, including two Purple Hearts, four major campaigns and a Europe campaign ribbon.

And while the unit's members received several medals upon its return to the U.S. in 1946, there was no welcoming ceremony or public recognition of their service.

George Kirk Drive now circles the QC Airport, honoring its first manager, a WWII flying ace whose vision helped transform it ...

In all, Mr. Marasco was awarded the American Campaign Medal, the European, African and Middle Eastern Campaign medals, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign medal, the WWII Victory medal, as well as the ...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Given the choice, World War II veteran Phillip Coon probably wouldn't want the formality and fuss of being honored on a military base with ...

MONDOVI, Wis. (AP) – More than 60 years after completing a distinguished career in World War II, a Mondovi veteran has received the Distinguished Flying Cross and seven other medals. Doug Ward ...

Rep. Paul Tonko, D-Amsterdam, talks with World War II Army Air Corps Sgt. James Wickham Sr. after presenting the veteran with overdue several service medals Jan. 4 at Amsterdam City ...

If you are a WWII veteran or know someone who would like to be a part of this project, please contact editor Roslyn Ryan at (804) 598-4305 or editor@powhatantoday.com.