This British Admiral Led Naval Forces During Operation Overlord Adm. Bertram Home Ramsay of the British Royal Navy led the naval forces during Operation Overlord on D-Day.
D-Day Story: Malcolm Edwards I was a bombardier on the B-26 Nick's Chick in the 344th bomb group, 495th squadron. The following are the recollections that...
How Actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Crafted an Impressive Military Career Off screen, dashing film star Douglas Fairbanks Jr. contributed talent for naval deception during World War II.
One Sailor's Connection to the USS Porter, Shortly Before It Was Sunk 2nd Class Gunner's Mate Millard Simmons was on a nearby ship when the USS William D. Porter was sunk by the Japanese during...
This WAC Officer Fought for the Rights of Black Women in the Military Lt. Col. Harriet West Waddy was one of only two Black women to attain the rank of major in the Women's Army Corps during...
5 Interesting Facts About World War II Icon 'Rosie the Riveter' and the Famous Poster The "Rosie the Riveter" campaign from the Office of War Information was determined to get more women to work and free men to...
How the Manhattan Project Gained Momentum in Building the Atomic Bomb The atomic age formally began at exactly 5:30 a.m. (Mountain time) on July 16, 1945. At that moment, the Manhattan Project...
How This German Escaped His Homeland and Fought to Defeat the Nazis Born in Germany to Jewish parents, Ernest Strauss got out of Nazi Germany and came to the United States, where he joined the...
A US Navy Medical Corps Doctor Shares His D-Day Story Dr. Simon V. Ward Jr., who once was torpedoed twice on his birthday, later joined the U.S. Navy Medical Corps.
'What a Nightmare': A Sailor's Account of Pearl Harbor and its Aftermath U.S. Navy Chief Henry Clyde Daniels details Pearl Harbor and its aftermath during World War II in his diary.
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...