The Normandy beaches became a battleground in the struggle to free France and Europe at large from the hold of Nazi Germany in World War II. The invasion, which included land, sea and air forces, was ...

Profiles local soldiers from Covington County and nearby whose deaths in early 1944 trace battles from Pacific islands to ...

The true story of an American who joined England's top secret agent team in WWII. My Father's Secret War: France 1944 is a riveting and true story of an American who joined the British S.O.E. and was ...

Following the release of the S506XX 1944 WWII Great War Model Jacket, Levi’s Vintage Clothing has announced an archival ...

Explore the harrowing battle of Peleliu in 1944, where U.S. Marines faced unimaginable conditions in their fight for survival ...

ON OMAHA BEACH, France — An overwhelming sound of gunfire and men’s screams. That’s how World War II veteran Marie Scott described D-Day, as Tuesday’s ceremonies got underway in honor of those who ...

A Wisconsin World War II soldier who was shot down over Germany was laid to rest in Racine on Friday, Sept. 27. Staff Sgt. Ralph Bode was a tail gunner when his bombing mission over Kassel, Germany ...

Civil rights leaders and families of World War II veterans celebrated the long-awaited exonerations of 256 Black sailors who were wrongfully convicted after the 1944 Port Chicago explosion, a disaster ...

GREEN – The upcoming CREW 1944 World War II Weekend at MAPS Air Museum will bring to life military memories and pay homage to the men and women who served their country during the second world war.

CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France (AP) — Parachutists jumping from World War II-era planes hurled themselves Sunday into now peaceful Normandy skies where war once raged, heralding a week of ceremonies for ...

OMAHA BEACH, France — The D-Day generation, smaller in number than ever, is back on the beaches of France where so much blood was spilled 81 years ago. World War II veterans, now mostly centenarians, ...