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 Chemical Plant in 1943.

Thousands of people were forced to evacuate a bustling neighborhood of Hong Kong overnight while experts sweated through the delicate work of defusing an undetonated nearly 5-foot, 1,000-pound bomb ...

DANVILLE, Calif. (AP) — At age 106, Alice Darrow can clearly recall her days as a nurse during World War II, part of a pioneering group that dodged bullets as they hauled packs full of medical ...

currently on display at the Santa Monica Museum of Art, I was still ignorant of the most important and dramatic experience of his life. While serving as a physician in the Italian army in North Africa ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - A new museum in Blacksburg has opened its doors with a mission to honor the Greatest Generation and preserve its stories for years to come. The WWII Museum of the New River ...

John “Johnny Q” Quinesso Sr., a WWII Navy veteran, celebrated his 100th birthday aboard the Battleship New Jersey in Camden on Thursday. His actual birthday was Jan. 24.

NEILLSVILLE − The Highground Museum, located at W7031 Ridge Road in Neillsville, is showcasing stories and artifacts from World War II U.S. Army Air Forces bomb crews. The exhibit, which runs through ...

A sailor wearing a costume made from shorts and old signal flags makes his rounds on Guadalcanal island, Christmas Day 1942. (AP) Christmas 1941 was little different for most Americans from that of ...

On June 12, 1940 — just over a year before the U.S. was drawn into World War II — 19-year-old Ernest Pugh joined the Army. He was a new graduate of Botetourt High School in Gloucester and was ...

RICHMOND — Eager to attract more visitors and generate more revenue for the city’s port, officials hope to relocate a World War II era ship to a more frequented part of Richmond’s marina. The Red Oak ...