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U.S. Serviceman missing since the Korean War has been Identified

The remains of a U.S. serviceman from California missing since the Korean War have been identified and will be returned to his family for internment…

Tell Me Your Secrets: Online Second World War Video Game

Set in the darkest days of WWII, Tell Me Your Secrets is a short video game that puts players in the shoes of Sir Henry…

Soldier missing since Korean War has been accounted for and buried with Full Military Honors

The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recently announced that the remains of serviceman Cpl. Luis P. Torres, killed during the Korean War, have…

“Follow First” – Veteran Who Served With Army Quartermaster Company In Korean War Talks About His War

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick, who is a military historian and writes on behalf of the Silver Star…

“The Unbreakable Tiger” – Korean War POW Was A Guardian Angel For Father Emil Kapaun

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Staff Sgt. Ken Scar. U.S. Army 1st Lt. William Funchess watched from the other bank as…

An American Soldier Who Died In The Korean War Is Identified

Army Cpl. Wayne Minard, 19, of Furley, Kansas, was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division.  They were fighting…

David Bruce Bleak – Medic Awarded The Medal Of Honor For Services In The Korean War

Shahan Russell

Some men are larger than life. In the case of one man that was true in both a literal and figurative sense – making him…

Battle of Busan Perimeter, The First Major Conflict In The Korean War

Busan Perimeter The Battle of Busan Perimeter took place in the fall of 1950 and was one of the first major conflicts of the Korean…

The DMZ: 10 Fast Facts About The Korean Demilitarized Zone

Lincoln Riddle

For most of the world, the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) serves as a reminder of the Korean War, a war that was fought in the…

Badly Wounded, This Marine Used His Spade To Knock Grenades Back At The Enemy

Jeff Edwards

Hector Cafferatta would describe himself as the world’s worst baseball player, but that didn’t stop him from whacking over a dozen grenades out of the…

7 Kills In WWII And 14 In Korea, US Flying Ace George Davis Died When He Took On 12 MiGs

In all the airspace in all the world, there was no other place Major George Davis would rather be than “MiG Alley.”  Bordering the Yalu…

Korean War: The US Pilot Who Chased A MiG To China To Shoot It Down, Then Survived The “Hanoi Hilton”

James Robinson “Robbie ” Risner was an American military pilot, a double recipient of the Air Force Cross and a hero of the Korean and…