Navy Sailor Recalls What Storming Omaha Beach on D-Day Was Like A year after joining the Navy the day after graduating high school, Robert Curl of Alabama found himself on Omaha Beach...
The Civilian Who Fought Back Against Japanese Fighters at Pearl Harbor with a Crane It's believed Walters' crane helped sailors from the Pennsylvania shoot down at least eight to 10 attacking fighters.
'The Metal Detector' Reunites Descendants of a B-17 Crew Shot Down in World War II "The Metal Detector" began airing on PBS and on PBS.org starting on Nov. 11, 2023.
French Holocaust Survivors Are Recoiling at New Antisemitism, and Activists Are Pleading for Peace France is home to the largest Jewish population outside Israel and the U.S., and western Europe's largest Muslim population.
This World War II Vet's Renowned Novel on Japanese Samurai to Become Epic TV Series James Clavell had some of the worst luck during his military service, but he would later use all of it to shape his future...
Here's Your First Look at 'Masters of the Air' Our first glimpse at Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's long-awaited, highly anticipated companion series to "Band of Brothers"...
Medic in Black D-Day Unit, Long Denied the Medal of Honor, Gets Wide Backing for Nation's Highest Military Honor A growing chorus of historians, members of Congress and the U.S. First Army are pressing the case for Waverly B. Woodson Jr...
Raging Fire Destroys Massive World War II-Era Blimp Hangar in Southern California The historic hangar was one of two built in 1942 for the U.S. Navy in the city of Tustin, about 35 miles southeast of Los...
How JD Salinger's World War II Service Shaped His Writing J.D. Salinger was so devoted to his goal of becoming a published writer that not even the deadliest war in world history...
Grim Yet Hopeful Addition to National WWII Museum Addresses the Conflict's World-Shaping Legacy The latest major addition to the National World War II Museum in New Orleans is called the Liberation Pavilion.
Veterans Could Get Free Gun Safes Under Suicide Prevention Proposal Introduced in House Any veteran who wants a lockbox to store their firearm would be able to get one for free from the Department of Veterans...
Army Delays Bonus Pay for Deployed Soldiers The pay bump was due to begin next Tuesday, but Army officials said that all the details of the bonus had never been sorted...
The Air Force Unveiled an Ambitious Reorganization Plan. Can It Survive a Presidential Election? The Department of the Air Force's ambitious reorganization plan designed to keep the Air Force and Space Force competitive...
VA Employee Charged with Threatening Ordered to Wear GPS Monitor A carpenter at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Manchester, N.H., has been released on conditions he wear...
Keesler Command Chief Sacked After Investigation Ordered by Training Wing Colonel The command chief of the 81st Training Wing at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi was removed from his leadership role...