the Women's Army Corps Service Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal. "The unit was disbanded at Fort Dix, New Jersey without any further ceremony," reads the website of the National Museum of ...

Women Veterans Recognition Day on June 12 honored the service, sacrifice and bravery of women who have served in the military ...

Staff Sgt. William 'Bill' Owens fought for two days during World War II. Eighty-one years after the fight, his Silver Star ...

After surviving the Bataan Death March, Army Maj. James O'Donovan died in a prisoner of war camp. His remains went unidentified until this year.

American Defense Service Medal, The American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and World War II Victory Medal, along with the CIB and Bronze Star Medal. The U.S. military offers a ...

Close to 15 million Americans served in the military during World War II. But the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for combat bravery, was awarded just 473 times. The first was awarded ...

They marched north to join the Fifth Army, which was slowly ... seven Black Americans to have their WWII Distinguished Service Cross upgraded to the Medal of Honor. He was the only one of them ...

Fannie Griffin McClendon, a member of the World War II 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, will be honored for her service with the Congressional Gold Medal. AP In 2022, Congress voted 422 ...

First Army troops took the Distinguished Service Cross with them to ... Americans who served in the military during World War II was awarded the Medal of Honor. It wasn't until the early 1990s ...

In 1997, seven Black World War II troops were given that highest armed service honor. Woodson's supporters have said that he, too, was worthy of the Medal of Honor. The Army Corporal had been ...

The only black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the Six Triple Eight, will be presented Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal, following a long ...