These contents piqued her interest in what her father had experienced while serving, and this desire to ‘know more’ and ...

U.S. Army Combat Engineers were the hidden force behind the Normandy breakout. From the beaches of Omaha and Utah to the ...

After 10 years, 30 chartered flights and more than 1,500 honorable passengers, Soaring Valor logged its final flight. The program, a partnership involving American Airlines, the Gary Sinise Foundation ...

GLENWOOD, Iowa (KCRG) - Eighty-one years following his death, a WWII soldier from Iowa will be buried. Blaine Wilcox from Pacific Junction in southwest Iowa, was a Second Lieutenant in the Army Air ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Washington authorities were baffled after a three-year-old boy found a live grenade in his family’s front yard that was from the WWII era. Grant County deputies responded to ...

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A young boy discovered a live World War II-era hand grenade Monday on his family's property in central Washington, authorities said. The 3-year-old wasn't harmed. He found the grenade in the front ...

From sugar shortages to military contracts, World War II helped make M&Ms and Hershey’s bars into symbols of American abundance. By Diana Hubbell Published Oct 1, 2025 9:00 AM EDT Image: ...

A lifelong story of love and service has been brought into the public eye through a compelling donation to a World War II-related museum. At 106 years old, Alice Beck Darrow, a former nurse, knows ...

Lt. Col. George Hardy, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen and the last of the group’s World War II combat pilots, died Tuesday night, according to Tuskegee Airmen Inc. He was 100 years old. “His ...

Midway Village Museum will host World War II Days Sept. 27-28. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 27 and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 28 at the museum campus, 6799 Guilford Road, ...

SALINAS – Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies announced they have arrested a 42-year-old man from Pacific Grove for possession of three firearms: a loaded .45 caliber pistol, an AR pistol carbine and a ...