A long-unknown WWII soldier is finally named, as Youngsville plans a tribute honoring his identity, service and decades-long ...

This week marks 80 years since Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Allies, bringing the Second World War to an end in Europe. The war killed an estimated 75 million people, including troops and ...

SOUTHBRIDGE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The remains of a World War II airman from Massachusetts have been positively identified, nearly 80 years after he went missing in action. Plane crashed in 1945 U.S.

After decades of trying, one World War II veteran is making one final attempt to receive the Purple Heart he believes he earned during combat in 1945.

World War II veterans participated in a ceremony at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., marking the … This U.S. Navy World War II combat ...

During World War II, British women were factory workers, codebreakers, spies and air raid wardens. How did such roles contribute to the Allies’ victory?

Japan occupied all or part of over 20 countries during World War II. The U.S. and its allies liberated many of the Pacific Islands in hard-fought naval and amphibious battles before ending the war ...

In a classic case of wartime jitters, the U.S. Navy once opened fire on the planet Venus. Discover the history of the Japanese Fu-Go balloon bombs and the "battle" that followed.