World War II

The generation of Americans who fought in World War II is quickly leaving us. Hundreds of World War II veterans die each day. They’re a generation known for selfless sacrifice and humility. Here's the story of one veteran whose unit saved tens of thousands of lives and then faded...

Although Marina Oswald Porter testified against Lee Harvey Oswald after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963, she later asserted that her husband was an innocent scapegoat. Marina Oswald Porter became Lee Harvey Oswald’s wife after they married in 1961 in the Soviet Union. The following year, the young...

The Navy has changed the status of 13 sailors – including one from Alabama – who were lost when the USS Indianapolis sunk in 1945 from “unaccounted for” to “buried at sea.”. Coxswain Charles Byrd Sparks of Birmingham was listed as unaccounted for after the...

Bergen-Belsen symbolizes the Nazis' unimaginable horrors and reminds us that genocide and crimes against humanity have not altogether vanished, as is the case with Ukraine.

With 70 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II's wardrobe has inadvertently become a signature of the English monarchy. As she prepares to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee this year at 96 years old, fans have highlighted her style wins throughout her life as a royal, from her bright coats to her trademark tiaras.

Sealed inside a plastic bag, a photograph of George Bellinger floated away from a rented motor boat and disappeared into the Pacific Ocean. Just like he did. Sixty-three years before his eldest son and a grandson he never met closed a chapter in family history by visiting Jaluit Atoll on a propeller plane in 2005, Navy Lt. George Bellinger was last seen above those waters as the leader of a bombing section during the raid on the Marshall Islands in World War II. Bellinger flew one of 28 planes that took off from the deck of the USS Yorktown and soared into the...

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The son of a Navy veteran and grandson to a World War II Coast Guard veteran who served in the Pacific Theater, Michael Tapp found the idea of military service familiar. “I found a photo of my grandfather in uniform with his rifle standing next to Japanese flag that clearly had been taken during the war,” Tapp said.

Lower Burrell, Pa. (WHTM) – The family of a Pennsylvania World War II veteran was reunited with a trove of military artifacts, including a Bronze Star. During a ceremony at VFW Post 92, Treasurer Stacy Garrity today returned the Bronze Star to the family of the late Frank Musto, a U.S. Army veteran who served his country in World War II.

MOUNT JOY, Pa. (AP) — Harold Billow, 99, the last known survivor of a World War II POW massacre during the Battle of the Bulge, will be laid to rest Thursday in Pennsylvania. Billow, who died May 17, was attached to the Army’s 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion when...

This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. The Congressional Naming Commission, in a virtual news conference Tuesday, announced the suggested new names of nine Army installations across the country, including three in Virginia. The...

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Organizations across the United States are paying tribute to “generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America’s history and are instrumental in its future success.” FreightWaves joins in that tribute. An earlier article profiled the U.S. Coast Guard’s Melvin Kealoha Bell. A second article profiled Elaine Chao, who served the United States in a number of roles, including U.S. Secretary of Labor and U.S. Secretary of Transportation.

Memorial Day, celebrated on May 30, is cause for contemplation as well as ceremonies. Parades featuring people in uniform – those currently serving, those who have served, and others who protect us – should always be welcome. Military uniforms remind us of the roles of war in our history – and our present.

MOUNT JOY, Pa. — Harold Billow, 99, the last known survivor of a World War II POW massacre during the Battle of the Bulge, will be laid to rest Thursday in Pennsylvania. Billow, who died May 17, was attached to the Army’s 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion when his unit surrendered and he was taken prisoner by Waffen SS soldiers as German forces launched an offensive in Belgium to try to change the war’s tide in December 1944. According to various accounts, the Germans opened fire on the unarmed prisoners in a field, killing more than 80 in what came to be...

The Greatest Generation... we've all heard that phrase referring to the generation of our grandparents, or maybe our great-grandparents. The generation that went through The Depression... the generation that served and saved the world, literally, during WWII. As we approach Memorial Day looking forward to a long weekend grilling, boating and shopping, I would encourage you to please take a moment... be conscious of how we are able to enjoy the freedoms and priviledges we take for granted every day. There is a line in the HBO mini-series Band of Brothers while interviewing the actual veterans of Easy Company, where one veteran talked about how two men from his small town committed suicide because they were declared 4F and COULDN'T sign up and go fight for their country.

A Jewish woman living in Canada recently celebrated her 98th birthday by meeting her daughter for the first time since putting her up for adoption during World War II. Gerda Cole was just 18 years old when a German couple living in England adopted her newborn daughter, Sonya Grist, in 1942, according to CBC and The Washington Post.