Capt. Walter Huchthausen strove tirelessly to stop the building from collapsing and ensured it would be preserved as it is ...

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs figures show that the World War II population in Pennsylvania is half what it was just a ...

More than 80 years ago, high above the jagged peaks of the Himalayas, American and Chinese pilots braved the perilous "Hump" ...

Under Maj. William O. Darby, volunteers drawn heavily from the 34th Infantry Division trained in Scotland in demolitions, ...

The generation that fought in World War II is a proud yet shrinking group. The US Department of Veterans Affairs estimates ...

Donald McPherson, a World War II veteran considered the nation's last surviving "ace" pilot from the conflict, has died at the age of 103 in Nebraska. While serving as a Navy pilot of F6F Hellcat ...

World War II will soon transition from living memory to documented history, with VA projections from earlier this year estimating the last veterans may be gone within the next decade. Even the ...

Donald McPherson, a World War II Navy pilot from Nebraska, died Aug. 14 at age 103. He was recognized as America’s last surviving WWII "ace," credited with five aerial victories. Family say he wanted ...

The impending festivities at Beijing for the 80th anniversary of World War II’s end reflect Xi Jinping’s push to rewrite history as he upends the American-backed order forged after the global conflict ...

Stockholm was among the most romantic places to be in Europe during World War II, according to Pat DiGeorge. It's where her parents, Herman Allen and Hedvig Johnson Allen, met in 1944, she said in an ...