The San Francisco Police Department assisted the U.S. Army in receiving and escorting the remains of missing World War II veteran U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Yuen Hop on Friday. The procession of Hop’s ...

After decades of discrimination, Vernon Baker was finally recognized for his heroism during an assault on a German stronghold ...

A medal awarded to a homing pigeon who helped the Dutch resistance during World War Two has been sold at auction for £30,000.

Chestnuthill Township officials and residents will celebrate the 100th birthday of resident Raymond Francis Benensky at a parade planned for Feb. 16. The township’s board of supervisors, at a recent ...

Darby’s Rangers went missing in action during World War II, he has been accounted for and will be laid to rest.

A Great Dane named Juliana received a medal during World War II for defusing a bomb by urinating on it. A Great Dane named ...

Korematsu received the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in 1998. He died in 2005 at age 86 ...

The Yakovlev Yak-9 and North American P-51 Mustang are two of the most infamous fighters of the Second World War.

When Joe Foss -- then the commissioner of the upstart AFL -- sent a letter to his NFL counterpart, Pete Rozelle, in December ...

A collection of items relating to his military service was discovered after his death, including two wing badges of the ...

A 100-year-old veteran in York County received his Purple Heart 80 years later. “The Purple Heart means quite a bit,” ...

Harold "Bud" Pressel was awarded the Purple Heart he earned in 1944 when his bomber was shot down over Germany and he was ...