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Four Chaplains Day is a day of remembrance for a team of Army chaplains who sacrificed their lives to save hundreds ...

It will honor the Methodist minister George ... Cross, one of the highest military honors. Their story captivated the nation, earning them the nickname the Immortal Chaplains. "During World War II ...

Ford-class aircraft carriers would be named after former US Presidents Bill Clinton and George ... World War II, receiving military decorations such as the Distinguished Flying Cross, three Air ...

The USS Doris Miller, the fourth planned Ford-class carrier named after an enlisted sailor in World War II, is scheduled ... of the Navy Cross and a nominee for the Medal of Honor.

Since Queen Victoria instituted the Victoria Cross in 1856, five American-born men have received Britain’s highest military ...

Harry Stewart Jr. was one of the legendary flying corps’ most decorated pilots during the WWII, having claimed three Nazi ...

Koelsch served as a torpedo bomber pilot in the last months of World War II and was promoted ... Prisoner of War Medal after they were released. Neal also received the Navy Cross for his actions ...

Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart, Jr., credited with taking down three Nazi planes in one fight while flying with the Tuskegee ...

Harry Stewart, Jr., one of World War II’s few remaining members ... earning an Air Medal and a Distinguished Flying Cross for bravery while escorting U.S. bombers over occupied Europe.