Defense department renews effort to identify victims in World War II explosion in Pearl Harbor’s West Loch
The Department of Defense has launched a new effort to identify the remains of service members killed 80 years ago. Near the ...
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The P-51 Mustang and the man who won the World War II air war with it
It was thanks to former WWI pilot Tommy Hitchcock that the P-51 entered U.S service - and changed the skies over Europe ...
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Over 40 World War II veterans sign historic rifle at The Highlands at Wyomissing
Andrew Biggio never met his great-uncle, but he’s gotten to know him well. “My uncle was killed in World War II — I’m named after him,” Biggio said. “He didn’t make it home from his war, and I did. I ...
Discovery of Unexploded World War II Bomb Halts Paris Trains and Eurostar
The police successfully defused the explosive device, which weighs more than 1,000 pounds and was found near tracks north of ...
World War II munitions factory worker celebrates 103rd birthday with family, retirement home neighbors
Ruth was born in Illinois on March 16, 1922, the 11th of 12 children. She attended Millikin University, where she studied ...
World War II soldier missing for decades laid to rest in emotional South Carolina ceremony
Draped in an American flag with only 48 stars, a casket held the remains of U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Arthur W. Crossland Jr.
An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
As a volunteer cave digger, Takamatsu Gushiken has unearthed the remains of several hundred people. Excavation is not his ...
Local World War II veteran celebrates 103rd birthday
DELHI TWP, Ohio (WKRC) - Kenneth Beard, a World War II veteran living in Delhi Township, celebrated his 103rd birthday on ...