Wounded twice fighting in the Pacific in World War II, including at Iwo Jima, Frank S. Wright received an honorary promotion ...

This video recounts the story of Jeremiah O’Keefe, a U.S. Corsair pilot in World War II who achieved an extraordinary feat ...

World War II hero Frank S. Wright has been promoted to sergeant at the age of 100. The Purple Heart winner was shot and ...

Restoration of two of the four runways at North Field is expected to be completed by 2027, while military engineers continue ...

Gene Morgan had close call during Battle of Guam Morgan's mom served in the Women's Army Corps during World War II Marine was a 1942 graduate of Palm Springs High School World War II veteran Gene ...

When people think of World War II Marines, they probably think of John Basilone, "Pappy" Boyington or Chesty Puller. It's unlikely anyone thinks about Earl Hancock "Pete" Ellis. It's most likely ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Before Cpl. Thomas "Cotton" Jones was killed by a Japanese sniper in the South Pacific in 1944, he wrote what he called his "last life request" to anyone who might find his diary: ...

To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, we asked historians to share their favorite museums around the world.

On September 2, 1945, the Second World War ended when Japan officially surrendered. Today, on the 80th anniversary, the ...

John Kinsel Sr., one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages during World War II based on the tribe’s native language, has died. (AP Photo/Donovan Quintero) WINDOW ROCK, ...