Only six of 7,000 'cricket clickers' issued for hero US paratroopers storming Nazi-occupied France on D-Day are known to ...

The Battle of the Atlantic, the prolonged and relentless struggle that for six years tilted the fate of the global conflict ...

In July 1944 it became evident it was only a matter of time until Nazi Germany would be defeated. The Allied forces had ...

ABOVE: Duane ‘Harvey’ Hodges performs on trombone as part of the entertainment troupe Laughs Inc. during World War II. AT ...

Despite heavy artillery support, the regiment suffered 2,678 casualties while advancing just 6,000 yards during 18 continuous ...

In this episode, we dive into the early days of camouflage in the Second World War – long before it became standard in modern ...

A 104-year-old woman has received the Legion d'Honneur - France's highest military honour - for her service in World War Two.

ALEXANDRIA — The Douglas County Historical Society celebrated Veterans Day by hosting a pair of artifact chats on Nov. 10 and ...

Why Trooper Alec McKillop fired five shots at five German Panthers on June 14, 1944 — and destroyed them all[...] ...

John Newell recalled a time when his parents’ truck broke down on a camping trip and his father, Arthur M. Newell, used equal ...

German-born Howard Triest, who died in 2016 at age 93, worked as a translator during the Nuremberg war crimes trials held ...

Robert E. Ryan, WWII veteran and Alton attorney, dies at 102; POW survivor and lifelong community member honored.