Ensign Eugene E. Mandeberg, a 23-year-old U.S. Navy Reserve pilot from Detroit, who was killed during World War II, has been ...

Last week, Jimmie Hernandez jumped out of a plane on his 100th birthday. Hernandez first wanted to skydive when he was 96, but his family talked him out of it.

Tuesday, Sept. 2, marks 80 years since the Japanese boarded the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay to sign surrender documents, ending ...

One commemorates China’s victory in its war with Japan together with the Allied victory in the global war against fascism, ...

The Army trained 18-year-old Virginia man David Poole as an airplane mechanic in 1943. He soon found himself on the cusp of ...

After eight decades overseas, Private First Class Estle Corvin of Wythe County was finally laid to rest Saturday with full ...

As we reach this milestone, the number of living World War II veterans has dwindled to fewer than 66,000 in the United States ...

Leighton Willhite was a 19-year-old Marine corporal when he landed on Iwo Jima in 1945 as part of the battle’s opening ...

On September 2, 1945, the second world war ended when Japan officially surrendered. Today, on the 80th anniversary, the ...

Check out real voices from the frontlines, an account of the first-ever ‘smart weapon’, a videogame in which the fight against fascism continues.

History in East Asia is never just history. It is weaponized, re-scripted, and deeply entangled in present-day struggles for ...

In a truly special moment for the community of Surry County, Virginia, family and friends gathered to celebrate a remarkable ...