On December 1, Admiral Yamamoto gave aircraft carriers the go-ahead to bomb Pearl Harbor—one of several blows delivered simultaneously in a vast Japanese offensive that expanded World War II ...

An unexploded bomb has gone off at a depot in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa, injuring four members of Japan's Self-Defense Forces. The facility in a US base has been used for ...

ON JUNE 5TH LAST YEAR, THE P-O-W, M-I-A ACCOUNTING AGENCY ANNOUNCED THEY FINALLY IDENTIFIED HIS REMAIN Private Rodger Dean Andrews, of Gravette, was killed in action on D-Day in World War II when ...

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (WPRI) — For longtime Rhode Island resident and World War II veteran Maury Boulais, this Friday was meaningful for a number of reasons. Boulais celebrated his 100th birthday at ...

A Defense Department agency has identified the remains of a World War II airman from Charlotte 81 years after he went missing in action. The announcement was made on Friday, which happened to ...

On June 6, 1944, the Allied invasion of Normandy, known as D-Day, marked a turning point in World War II. The brave troops that stormed the beach paid the ultimate price, but far behind the ...

The emotional performance came nearly 80 years after Gabriel served in World War II. When two of his friends died in a motor shell attack, music became Gabriel’s way of coping with their loss.

Friday, June 6, marks 81 years since the allied forces of World War II stormed the beaches of Normandy, France on D-Day. The amphibious assault – codenamed Operation Overlord – involved landing ...

World War II veterans, now mostly centenarians, have returned with the same message they fought for then: Freedom is worth defending. WWII veterans speak of sacrifice and freedom on France's D-Day ...

For those moments, he was 30 again, playing his part in turning the tide of World War II. He spoke about Gilbert then, his voice soft and wistful. “I wonder what ever happened to him?” ...

More than 20,000 residents were forced to evacuate their homes on Wednesday in Germany after three World War II-era aerial bombs were discovered. The operation would take the bomb squad hours to ...