Metal detectorists document a WWII-era US Army position where piles of 155mm ammo tube caps with readable markings, .50 ...

Only about 45,000 American World War II veterans are still alive today, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. One of them was 101-year-old Gilbert "Choc" Charleston, who shared his ...

In large part, industry won World War II. As the United States converted to a total war economy, it banned the sale of new cars and switched its efforts to building the tools to win the war. Not only ...

When most people think of the Pacific Theater of World War II, they envision tropical islands, heat, and jungle combat. However, the 18-day campaign in May 1943 to retake a remote Aleutian island from ...

Wartime didn’t pause the holidays; it reshaped them. In WWI and WWII, American families kept traditions alive with ration books on the table and service flags in the window. Trees were smaller, sweets ...

A new traveling exhibit tells the story of Japanese American soldiers who fought for the U.S. in World War II, even as their families were incarcerated as enemies of the state ...

From the 1890s through the World War II, battleships ruled the waves. These steel leviathans projected naval power across all the world's seas, clashing with other ships or bombarding enemy forces ...

KURE BEACH, NC (WWAY) — A dedication ceremony will be held next month in Kure Beach for a World War II American Heritage City historical marker recognizing a German U-boat attack near the Ethyl-Dow ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Army Capt. Willibald Charles Bianchi, Medal of Honor recipient. - Army/US Department of War World War II US Army Capt. Willibald ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, second-generation Japanese American soldiers signed up to fight for the United States in World War II even as their families were locked up in ...