Crew of the “Heaven Can Wait” bomber in Papua New Guinea. 2nd Lt. Thomas V. Kelly Jr. is the middle figure in the back row, ...

More than 20,000 people were evacuated from Cologne's city center Wednesday after the bombs were unearthed Monday during ...

After the devastation of World War II, Germany faced massive destruction, economic collapse, and social upheaval. Yet, within ...

Mere weeks after assuming the office, President Harry Truman said in his address to the nation, "the flags of freedom fly over all Europe," according to the National World War II Museum.

William's ambitions were put on hold as he volunteered to serve in World War II. At the age of 17, William joined the United States Navy, leaving behind a much simpler life in a war zone.

Hundreds of villagers and relatives of the fallen watched silently, some wiping tears off their cheeks, as the soldiers who died in one of the last large World War II battles fighting for Adolf ...

“Soon after ... life.” He also says he hopes his visit helps remind the current generation of the sacrifices of the so-called “greatest generation,” those who fought World War II, and ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW/Gray News) - A World War II veteran in Kansas is celebrating a milestone birthday this week as he turns 100 years old. Bob O’Shea spent his birthday surrounded by his family ...

O’Shea served with the Marines during World War II and still exercises daily. ”(I) got an exercise machine. I use that every day. I exercise every day. I always walked (to) the Post Office ...