Ken Mar, a World War II Army veteran and former prisoner of war, celebrated his 100th birthday with the Gung Ho American Legion in Sacramento. He was surrounded by fellow Asian American comrades who ...

Of the 61 missions that Racine native Robert Goebel flew over Italy and southern Europe during World War II, one of them left a particularly vivid memory in the P-51 Mustang fighter pilot's mind. As ...

The post-war narrative of the German U-boat efforts follows several stages: the first “Happy Time,” followed by the second “Happy Time,” and then utter destruction by the Allies. In reality, the ...

Both men were staff sergeants during World War II, both were gunners on B-17s and both their planes were shot down on Feb. 22 ...

World War II was nearing its end in March 1945 when Russell Sattazahn found himself taking cover from enemy fire with other GIs in the basement of a German house. At first they felt protected, but the ...

World War II will soon transition from living memory to documented history, with VA projections from earlier this year estimating the last veterans may be gone within the next decade. Even the ...

BOLIVAR, Tenn. — Every veteran has a special story to tell, including a 101-year-old World War II veteran who is a bit of a legend in Hardeman County. “I was 19 years old when I went into the Army,” ...

When Mikhail Devyataev was captured and put into a concentration camp, instead of sitting by, he conspired to actually steal ...