Arthur Polacheck was 17 years old and stationed in Okinawa, an island of Japan, as a radio operator for the United States.

The wreck of the USS Edsall, a lone American destroyer that fought a Japanese fleet, has been found in the Indian Ocean, the ...

The National World War II Museum in New Orleans is offering free admission to veterans of all conflicts on this Veterans Day.

A fortune teller read his palm and told him that he had a long lifeline and would survive the war unscathed. On the ...

Veterans Day is when one honors the military personnel of the United States. While there might be other ways to celebrate the ...

This month’s notable titles include a middle grade novel about a creature struggling with her powers, a graphic novel following a two-spirited Ojibwe tween, a YA book about a deadly internship, and ...

Bob Lick, who lives in De Pere, was a waist-gunner in a B-24 Liberator and flew perilous missions over Germany.

Kristin Hannah's new best-selling historical novel, "The Women," is shining an overdue spotlight on Vietnam War nurses. Two ...

Tanks and tear gas drove out the Bonus Army marchers, their wives and their children. Their shelters and belongings ... Tuesday, Nov. 12, 6 to 8 p.m.: Discussion: How The World War II Foundation makes ...

At age 98, Peter Senick of New Haven is among Connecticut's younger World War II veterans, a diminishing cohort in the state ...

Following World War II and the Korean War, Armistice Day became known as Veterans ... He was the eldest — and the only son — ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with award-winning film composer Hans Zimmer about his latest work for the film "Blitz." ...