World War II was a time of unimaginable hardship, courage, and transformation. Seemingly overnight, ordinary folks were thrust into extraordinary roles on both the front lines and the home front as ...

A gimlet-eyed and honest accounting of the war’s hidden costs that still affect us today. Richard Parker Let’s you and I start honestly here: World War II is part of an ever-more-distant national past ...

"Washington in Wartime" depicts the bustling activity in the U.S. capital during World War II, showcasing the determination of its citizens and leaders to contribute to the war effort. The film ...

William Schloeder is part of a rare group of people who are over 100 years old and are World War II veterans.

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced that a Washington County World War II veteran has been positively identified 81 years after his disappearance. U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lieutenant ...

Video above: Happening now, the Veterans Day Observance at the World War II Memorial. WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKRG) — The national Veterans Day Observance, held every year at the World War II Memorial in ...

USS Hornet sank in 1942 in key World War II battle Deep in the South Pacific Ocean, researchers have located the final resting place of the USS Hornet, the World War II aircraft carrier sunk in a 1942 ...

CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (WDAM) - The staff at the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum has just completed a project to digitize more than 1,000 photographs taken at Camp Shelby during World War II. “This ...

Judy and Scott Gill of Prairie du Chien, Wis., made a special visit to Fort McCoy on Dec. 2 to deliver 26 vintage photos of Army activities around ...

Maritime experts on an expedition around the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific recently explored the wreckage of the USS Laffey, a destroyer sunk during a pivotal series of battles in World War II.