Robert Van Heck's family receieved an ominous letter from the Marine just minutes before learning he was killed, according to a news article.

One way we can honor living World War II veterans by reflecting on the major battles they fought in. Their efforts during ...

Audrey Hepburn is remembered as one of Hollywood’s brightest stars, but her teenage years were far from glamorous. Born in ...

Mitsuye Endo Tsutsumi, born to Japanese immigrant parents in 1920, was only 22 when she challenged the incarceration of ...

The Irish in the Resistance, by Clodagh Finn and John Morgan, chronicles Ireland's role in the French Resistance ...

It's holiday season at the Jesser household, where great-grandmother Elizabeth Mackenzie is set to celebrate her 100 th ...

Calvi died as a prisoner of war during World War II in the Philippines in 1942 ... The young airman’s funeral Mass was held at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish in North Adams on Dec. 10.

"It's very moving as well as enjoyable, it's two separate emotions from there. It was 80 years ago, but it still brings things back." Speaking to guests at the party, Charlie heard from Vice Chair of ...

During World War II, the mail system in Europe was backlogged by more than two years. This resulted in U.S. soldiers being ...

Visit after sunset. – Marisa Méndez, Senior Editor The World War II Memorial was dedicated in 2004 to the 16 million American military members who served during World War II, including the ...

U.S. and Japanese forces fought over the Aleutian Islands during World War II. Relics of this conflict can still be found on seafloor today, and the Indigenous people who used to call the islands home ...

Elizabeth married just two years after the end of World War II, and the dresses were created using only the fabric allowance permitted by ongoing rationing, according to Historic Royal Palaces.