The USS Esdall, a 314-foot destroyer sunk by Japanese forces in 1942, was known as "the dancing mouse" for its ability to ...

When the military took over Joseph Spillane's college, he decided to enlist in the U.S. Army. The Mystic resident fought in ...

A Doncaster D-Day veteran who survived World War Two is celebrating his 105th birthday today. Fred Adamson, one of the region ...

An estimated 57,000 Montana men and women served in WWII. For Veterans Day 2024, we tell the story of four of them.

Archive Dive is a monthly podcast hosted by reporter Maria Lockwood. Episodes dip into the archives of historic events, ...

German army soldiers not wanting to end up as criminals of war wrested the political prisoners from the SS and took them to ...

Ever since the days of the Roman Empire, European countries have dreamed of uniting the continent again under one government. In no country was that dream held more dearly than Italy, where the ruins ...

She said: "She [my mother] gave me a letter from Ron on my wedding day, of all days, saying he was safe in France. I felt very angry and hurt. "In those days, parents had more authority over you." ...

Robert W. Boynton, 19, a West Aurora High School graduate, was murdered after his plane was shot down in Germany in 1944.

The home front hardships of World War II illustrate how too much sugar is harming people’s health today, a new study sh ...

Veterans Day came early for John Deere employees and special guests on Friday. John Deere World Headquarters hosted a Veterans Day celebration Friday morning. John Deere and Rock Island Arsenal ...

THE son of a WW2 soldier is paying tribute to a private who lived in Weston-super-Mare and died in Normandy to mark Remembrance Day.