World War II | War History

Remains of U.S. Servicemen Returned Home from India

U.S. military members held a ceremony April 13 to pay final respects to what they believe are the remains of a U.S. airman or airmen…

Poland Removing WWII Soviet Victory Monuments

The Poles have been removing memorials thanking the Soviet Union for liberating Poland from the Nazis, which were erected around the country after World War…

12-Year-Old Girl Traveled 230 Miles To Replace A Flag Stolen From WWII Veteran

A 12-year-old girl traveled more than 230 miles to aid a disabled World War II veteran who is more than seven times older than she…

Why the Rosenbergs Were Executed

On April 4th, 1951, Judge Irving Kaufman sentenced Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to death. He called them traitors who put “into the hands of the…

World War II Veteran Locates Ambulance He Drove During the War

Seventy-one years ago, a young soldier left his World War II ambulance in a vehicle “graveyard”and returned to his home state of Wisconsin.Thomas Grasser thought…

Sir John Leslie, Ireland’s Oldest World War II Veteran Passed Away at 99

Sir John Leslie, one of Ireland’s oldest surviving World War II veterans, passed away at age 99. He was the owner of the famous Castle…

Giant sunken WWII Japanese submarine’s bell recovered from the sea

A bronze bell that used to be aboard a Leviathan Japanese submarine during World War II has been successfully recovered from its 70-year-long resting place…

WW2 Veteran To Marry Long Lost Sweetheart After Help From BBC Talk Show Host

Roy Vickerman proposed to Nora Jackson last week – for the second time – with the same ring – 72 years after the first proposal.…

Stuart Tank Returns Home to Berwick, Pennsylvania

Every one of the 15,224 tanks made in the American Car and Foundry in Berwick, P.A., and used in combat in World War II had…

Heart Warming: WWII Coastguard Vets’ Unclaimed Body Buried By His Neighbors

Friday 8th April 2016 was a cool day at Arlington National Cemetery, with a brisk breeze blowing across the white headstones. A Coast Guard Honour…

82nd Airborne Division WWII Veteran still waiting for Medal of Honor

James Megellas has a room lined with military honors and awards. “You lead from the front, you command from the rear,” Megellas said. “If you’re…

NOAA seeks to preserve naval battle site “Graveyard of the Atlantic”; area residents concerned over long term economic effects

Federal officials overseeing the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary off Cape Hatteras, N.C., are seeking to extend their jurisdiction to an area dubbed “The Graveyard of…