Suicide Jockeys: The Making of the WWII Combat Pilot by Monique Taylor sheds light on the overlooked story of U.S. glider ...

Thousands of people were forced to evacuate a bustling neighborhood of Hong Kong overnight while experts sweated through the delicate work of defusing an undetonated nearly 5-foot, 1,000-pound bomb ...

DANVILLE, Calif. (AP) — At age 106, Alice Darrow can clearly recall her days as a nurse during World War II, part of a pioneering group that dodged bullets as they hauled packs full of medical ...

NEILLSVILLE − The Highground Museum, located at W7031 Ridge Road in Neillsville, is showcasing stories and artifacts from World War II U.S. Army Air Forces bomb crews. The exhibit, which runs through ...

This video highlights five extraordinary WWII aircraft and the personal stories behind their iconic nose art. From the P-47 ...

On June 12, 1940 — just over a year before the U.S. was drawn into World War II — 19-year-old Ernest Pugh joined the Army. He was a new graduate of Botetourt High School in Gloucester and was ...

The World War II surrender ceremony was held 80 years ago on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945. Above, Doris Ishikawa of Maui was found hiding in a cave in Okinawa in 1945. She was asked ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - A new museum in Blacksburg has opened its doors with a mission to honor the Greatest Generation and preserve its stories for years to come. The WWII Museum of the New River ...

On Tuesday, the Pentagon confirmed that the remains of Sgt. Irvin Ellingson, a WWII radar observer from Dahlen who was shot down over Tokyo in 1945, will be laid to rest in his hometown. Sgt. Irvin ...

A sailor wearing a costume made from shorts and old signal flags makes his rounds on Guadalcanal island, Christmas Day 1942. (AP) Christmas 1941 was little different for most Americans from that of ...