Army Maj. James J. O’Donovan, a native of Cohoes, was finally laid to rest 80 years after he died in a prisoner of war camp ...

That insignia was believed to be the first ... War I and too old by the time the United States entered World War II. After the Japanese military bombed Pearl Harbor, Disney vowed that 90% of ...

In this week's Texas Minute history column, Ken Bridges looks at the life and legacy of Admiral Chester Nimitz.

By Clay Risen Joe Harris, who as a sergeant with an all-Black infantry unit during World War II parachuted into ... that formed their insignia. He enlisted in the Army in 1941 and volunteered ...

Gen. George Patton gave the Thunderbirds high praise, saying "the 45th Infantry Division is one of the best, if not the best..." ...

Earl Russell Fox was the last World War II veteran ... from the military just a few days later, after reaching the maximum number of years in service for his Coast Guard rank.

The National Historical Commission of the Philippines has posted photos of Filipino women who exhibited gallantry during World War II (WWII) in commemoration of the Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) ...

Joe Harris, a sergeant with an all-Black infantry unit and believed to be the oldest surviving World War II ... insignia. The nickname was intentionally misspelled. Harris enlisted in the Army ...

Deborah Lehrich, an oncologist specializing in blood cancers and maladies among military veterans ... Boca Raton WWII vet's unique skill as teenager kept him off front lines against Japanese West Palm ...

The dawn watch had been as pacific as the ocean at their feet. Rousted by an alarm clock, Pvts. George E. Elliott Jr. and Joseph L. Lockard had awakened in their tent at 3:45 in the caressing ...

Thomas Blamey, born near Wagga Wagga on 24 January 1884, became the first Australian army officer to reach the rank of field marshal ... that he was "the foremost Australian General of World War II ...