He stopped what would have been a disastrous explosion at huge personal risk. Read about the medals of the Man Who Save ...

My channel is all about finding those stories from WW2 that you know and those you don't! I'll cover D-Day in Normandy, Band ...

World War II veterans are described as “The Greatest Generation” because of their courage, patriotism and strength in the ...

awards the Randolph Caldecott Medal to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published in English by an American publisher in the United States during the preceding ...

Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, one of World War II’s most decorated Marines, received the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross ...

One of the inductees was Patrick Flanagan of Kaukauna, who won three consecutive WIAA Class B shot put state titles from 1945-47. He set a Class B state record as a sophomore, then broke it as a ...

Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories ...

Eighty years after World War II, Gov. Jim Pillen created a medal to honor living veterans of the war. This week he visited ...

A Medal of Honor recipient's portrait and citation are now out of a courthouse closet and back up on a courthouse wall. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph recently ran a letter to the editor from Ed ...

I knew my mom was a WAC (Women’s Army Corps) but didn't know the details or historical significance until Tyler Perry released 'The Six Triple Eight' ...

BELPRE, Ohio (WTAP) - A 106 year old World War II veteran passed away Tuesday night. According to the Belpre Area Veterans, ...

John Hilgert, director of the Nebraska Department of Veterans' Affairs, speaks at a medal ceremony honoring an Omaha World ...