In August 1943, American and Canadian forces invaded Kiska expecting a brutal fight, but fog, mines, booby traps, and confusion produced friendly fire and accidental deaths. The Japanese had evacuated ...

Pfc. Norton Retzsch, a Marine Raider from Cincinnati, went missing during a 1943 battle in the Solomon Islands. DPAA used his great-niece's DNA to finally bring him home.

Hidden deep in the Arizona desert, far from any major roads, lie the remains of one of the most secretive military sites of World War II. Camp Bouse was built in 1943 as part of a massive desert ...

After 83 years, the remains of a U.S. Marine killed during a WWII battle in the Solomon Islands have been conclusively ...

The WASPs risked their lives flying for the Army. But for decades, the U.S. government refused to recognize their military ...

Gene Derfler, a World War II veteran, Oregon legislator and longtime Salem resident, died at 101. He was known for his ...

Mae Krier of Levittown is preparing to celebrate her 100th birthday on March 21, which is also National Rosie the Riveter Day.

Pecorak, who fought in Italy with the 1st Armored Division, died on March 15, 2024, aged 101. He was laid at Arlington National Cemetery on March 6, 2026.

The American Legion in Albert Lea celebrated a very special birthday for a local veteran with over a century of stories to ...

Hundreds of people gathered on Sunday morning in Thessaloniki to honour the memory of the city's Jewish community. The commemoration took place at the Old Railway Station, the site from which 19 ...

August 1944 became Covington County’s deadliest WWII month, as nine local soldiers and airmen—including two Omaha Beach ...

Among the survivors of the relentless, high-altitude peril during World War II was a 23-year-old Army Air Force captain, R.C. Franklin of Mojave.