As German paratroopers fought to secure a foothold on Crete, Allied forces launched urgent counterattacks to regain lost ground. Around the vital Maleme airfield, New Zealand and British units tried ...

When most people think of the Pacific Theater of World War II, they envision tropical islands, heat, and jungle combat.

The Marines, however, modified LVTs with ramps that allowed their men to penetrate the atoll on the northwest. Moreover, the ...

Essex-class carriers were vulnerable to kamikaze attacks. World War II naval aviators like Alfred Lerch cleared the skies.

The daughter of a World War II veteran installed a field of flags in an Ogden park as a Veterans Day tribute to the 181 Weber ...

Two local historians are researching and sharing the lives of Campbell County veterans buried in Gillette’s Mount Pisgah Cemetery. Their work digs ...

Colorado USMC veteran Jim Blane, almost 101 years old, sat down with CPR News to detail his experience in one of the most ...

MIAMI, Okla. — A northeast Oklahoma World War II veteran celebrated a century of life on Tuesday. The milestone for Glen Pitts was also topped off with a special proclamation. “I Do hereby declare ...

He looks at their portraits and sees their souls. Their faces are wrinkled, yet proud.

Some 1.25 million Pennsylvanians fought in World War II, and more than 33,000 died in the world's deadliest conflict. However, the number of World War II veterans — the "Greatest Generation" as coined ...