In France, a family reckons with World War II Allies' legacy of rape and murder
In 1944, as Allied troops celebrated D-Day victory, a French family experienced a trauma that would be felt for generations: ...
World War II soldier from Webberville accounted for 72 years later
A soldier from Webberville, U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. James W. Swartz, 21, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war in ...
World War II solider from Michigan accounted for 82 years later after Bataan Death March
(CBS DETROIT) — The remains of a World War II airman from Michigan who was captured, subjected to the Bataan Death March and ...
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Wreck of World War II Ship Known as the ‘Dancing Mouse’ Discovered at the Bottom of the Indian Ocean
The USS "Edsall," a 314-foot-long destroyer, fought off Japanese forces for more than an hour before sinking beneath the ...
Remains of World War II airman from Massachusetts identified 82 years after dying as prisoner of war
U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Bernard J. Calvi, 23, died in a prisoner of war camp in the Philippines during World War ...
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US Navy commissions destroyer named after World War II hero
He served in both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps. He is known for his courageous exploits and acts of bravery during ...
World War II veteran reflects on life as he turns 100
A fortune teller read his palm and told him that he had a long lifeline and would survive the war unscathed. On the ...
U.S. Destroyer That Sank During World War II Is Found Off Australian Coast
More than 200 servicemen were killed when the U.S.S. Edsall was struck by Japanese dive bombers in March 1942.
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Commentary: The last World War II veterans are leaving us. Here’s why their stories matter
Of the 16 million men and women who served in the American armed forces during World War II, less than 1% are still alive ...
USS Edsall, sunk World War II ship known as ‘Dancing Mouse,' found 80 years on
The discovery, announced Monday, has revealed the resting place of more than 200 servicemen who died three months after the ...
Army Private Is Identified Almost 80 Years After Death in World War II
Seven months after the pivotal D-Day invasion of the French coast, a baby-faced Army private from Chicago and his anti-tank ...
Seattle soldier who died in World War II accounted for decades later
WASHINGTON — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Friday that a first-class United States Army private, who ...