"The character that drove (Bill Knapp's) long career was forged in the fires of war on a Pacific island 80 years ago." ...

Bill Knapp, one of the architects of modern downtown Des Moines, will be interred at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, another landmark he helped create.

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Three men, including a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II who survived amid fierce Nazi German resistance at what was ...

Veterans Day is the day when America rightfully pays homage to the men and women who answered a nation’s call to service to ...

This could grant Republicans as much as a five or six percentage-point advantage in the House of Representatives if the new ...

Canada's military was ill-equipped at the war's outbreak, with a small army and outdated weaponry, but defences were quickly bolstered, and thousands of volunteers signed up for the overseas campaign.

More than 14 U.S. Army and Marine divisions never landed on X-Day of Operation Downfall, the planned invasion of Japan to end ...

Gus Preno lives in the assisted living wing of River Park Senior Living in Little River. He is 108 years old. On June 6, 1944 ...

As we celebrate America’s men and women in uniform on Veterans Day, we remember the athletes who served in combat. Try to match the athlete with the warrior in this quiz.

This story is part of Mon Valley Sons of World War II, a series about our sons who lost their lives in service to our country ...

On June 6, 1944, First Lt. John Spalding of Owensboro led 32 men of the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division onto Omaha Beach. They were among the first Americans to charge through the surf and up the ...