Stars and Stripes9h
Remains of 21-year-old WWII aviator recovered from sunken bomber
Second Lt. Thomas V. Kelly Jr. is the middle figure in the back row, standing, with his .45 pistol in a shoulder holster, in ...
The Pantagraph14h
World War II soldiers' letters come home to McLean County
An unexpected packet of soldiers' "V-mail" letters arrived at the local museum, telling of their hopes, fears, joys and ...
Staten Island Advance18h
80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy commemorated at Faith United Methodist Church
The history of Staten Islanders’ involvement in World War II was emphasized, noting 21,000 local residents ... soldiers who contributed to the war effort were the heroic Tuskegee Airmen and nearly ...
Remains of 2 California servicemen killed in World War II identified and accounted for
The remains of two California servicemen killed during World War II have finally been positively identified, bringing closure ...
War on the Rocks2dOpinion
With Friends Like These: World War II Advisory Efforts and the Origins of Sino-U.S. Competition
U.S. Intelligence and the Chinese Communists in World War II (Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2024); Zach ...
The Independent2d
Historian to Portray WWII U.S. Tuskegee Airmen Commander
Historian and storyteller Jim Armstead will portray Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., who commanded the Tuskegee Airmen during ...
Wichita airman killed in WWII accounted for after 80 years
On Thursday, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Ralph L. Mourer, 23, ...
Remains of WWII U.S. airman identified 82 years after his death
The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Bernard J. Calvi were identified more than 82 years following his death in ...
Hazleton Standard Speaker4d
Son will tell of his father’s survival in WW II plane crash
Peter Ferdinand Jr. will tell of his father’s survival in a World War II plane crash during a veteran’s program at the ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution5d
Georgians to remember famed Tuskegee Airmen on Veterans Day
Even more remarkable is what Blaylock did years before that achievement. A Georgia native, he was among the famed Tuskegee Airmen who helped pave the way amid World War II for the desegregation of the ...
The Garden City Telegram6d
Shephard speaks on father’s experience as a Tuskegee Airman
Bob Sheppard speaks on his father’s experience as one of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II as part Garden City ...
Veterans Day ceremony held at Camp Nelson National Cemetery
JESSAMINE COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - The Central Kentucky Veterans Committee held its Veterans Day ceremony at Camp Nelson National Cemetery. This year’s event had a very special honoree, 100-year-old World ...