World War II | War History

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Inevitably as time passes, more and more of the men and women that were alive at the time of World War II, will pass on…

A World War II patrol torpedo boat is undergoing restoration to return it to its former glory

The PT-305 was bought by the National World War II museum, which plans to fully restore it with a view toward getting it back on…

Lawmakers Join Fight to Have Women Pilots Interred in Arlingtion

U.S. lawmakers met to decry a U.S. Army decision to forbid women pilots from World War II to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. The…

ex-Paratrooper’s Purple Heart Sold in Goodwill – Returned to Family

A Purple Heart medal awarded during World War II was sold for $4.99 at a Goodwill store in Arizona. The medal will be returned to…

Veterans Reliving WWII history through the restoration of PT-305

U.S. Navy Torpedoman 1st Class James Nerison was part of the PT-305 crew when they had an encounter with a World War II enemy, that…

Scotland’s National Museum of Flight to Open after Redevelopment

After a £3.6 million redevelopment of two World War II hangars, the National Museum of Flight will display more than 30 aircraft, including a Spitfire.…

Native American and WWII ‘code talker’ dies at 92

Gilbert Horn Sr., a decorated World War II Native American code talker, died March 25, 2016, at the Northern Montana Care Center in Havre at…

Little-Known Facts About the HBO Miniseries, ‘The Pacific’

Still from 'The Pacific'

The majority are likely already familiar with the fighting that took place in the Pacific Theater, but the 2010 HBO miniseries The Pacific shines a…

Project Faces of Margraten Connects Faces to American War Graves In The Netherlands

Dutch families by the thousands have tended the graves of American servicemen who were killed in World War II. For them, it is a gesture…

Animated Exhibit Highlights Cooperation between British and American Air Forces during World War II

The Imperial War Museum in England has created an animation that illustrates the Allied bombing campaign that helped to win World War II. The map…

Top 11 Biggest Air Battles in War History

Many think of war as either one-on-one combat or trench battle; tending to forget that there were also battles going on above the soldiers’ heads. …

US Students Continue To Raise Money For Honor Flight So WWII Veterans Can Visit National World War II Monument

A group of World War II veterans, enough to fill an entire airplane, will fly to Washington, D.C. to visit a memorial that has been…