Women’s Voluntary Service Raising Money to Digitize Historic Documents
The Women’s Voluntary Service (WVS) was founded in 1938 to train women to help with air raid precautions in England during World War II. It…
Woman Finds Diary Of Man She Loved In World War II Museum
Corporal Thomas “Cotton” Jones served as a marine for the United States military during World War II. Before he was killed by a Japanese sniper in…
Russia Displays Military Might in Victory Day Parade (Pictures)
On May 9th 2016, Russia held a grandiose military parade in Moscow’s Red Square. It was part of nationwide celebrations marking the 71st anniversary of the Soviet…
El Salvadorian Diplomat showed his humanitarian side during Holocaust
During World War II many people came to the aid of the Jewish people and assisted them in their escape from Nazi Germany. Of all the…
World War II Uniform Found in Attic, Returned to Widow
A homeowner in Arizona made plans to renovate his house, but made a surprising discovery before the construction started. In the attic was a bag…
US Marines To Investigate Mistaken Identity Claim In Iwo Jima Photograph
This image was snapped by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal on 23rd February 1945, during a lull in the fighting in one of the fiercest…
Has this German Man Found the Fabled Nazi Atom Bombs?
Peter Lohr, a 70-year-old German retired mechanical engineer, believes that he has located atomic bombs hidden in a tunnel in central Germany. He claims to…
US Sailor’s Remains Return Home After 72 Years In “Known Unto God” Grave
When Don Franklin was a boy in Willmar, Minnesota, he rode in the basket of his uncle John E. Anderson’s bicycle. Now Franklin is 77…
Congress Passes Legislation Finally Allowing WASP Burials in Arlington
Legislation has passed Congress allowing the cremated remains of women who served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.…
Open to the Public: The Secret Tunnels Nazis Used to Hide during the Final Days of WWII
Toward the end of World War II, the Nazis had become desperate. As a last resort, they used emergency factory space to avoid the Allied…
88-year-old Author of The Dirty Dozen Passes Away
E. M. Nathanson released his bestselling novel The Dirty Dozen in 1965. It later became one of the most enduring and ridiculous World War II…
Australian World War II VC Recipient Immortalized in Museum
Warrant Officer James Gordon, a humble farmer who spent more than 25 years in the Australian armed forces, has been immortalized in the Australian War…