WWII veteran Herman Wouk, a consummate writer until the end, dies at 103 He created the immortal fictional character Captain Queeg of “The Caine Munity.” By: Hillel Italie, The Associated Press 1 day ago
World War II vet Bob Maxwell, the oldest Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 98 World War II veteran Bob Maxwell, the nation's oldest Medal of Honor recipient, has died in Oregon more than seven decades after grabbing a blanket and throwing himself on a German hand grenade in France to save his squad mates. He was 98. By: The Associated Press 5 days ago
Renewed push to award gold medal to World War II Ghost Army A bipartisan group of U.S. senators are renewing an effort to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Ghost Army of World War II. By: The Associated Press 6 days ago
WWII-era Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr. dies at 97 The Navajo Nation has announced that World War II-era Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr. has died. By: The Associated Press May 12
‘HistoPad’ offers new view of D-Day at National Museum of the US Air Force The French and the Americans are working together again on a D-Day project — this time to give museum visitors the opportunity to travel back in time and experience the milestone World War II invasion 75 years later. By: Dan Sewell, The Associated Press May 12
Baseball field dedicated to 98-year-old US WWII veteran as Germans recall Berlin Airlift Berliners on Sunday celebrated the 70th anniversary of the day the Soviets lifted their blockade strangling West Berlin in the post-World War II years with a big party at the former Tempelhof airport in the German capital. By: Kirsten Grieshaber, The Associated Press May 12
One by one, D-Day memories fade as war’s witnesses die One more funeral, one less witness to the world’s worst war. By: Angela Charlton, The Associated Press May 9
V-E Day 1945: The celebration heard ’round the world V-E Day, May 8, commemorates the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany to the Allied forces in 1945, ending World War II in Europe. By: Gerald D. Swick, Historynet May 8
Unclaimed remains of 28 veterans to be interred in Oregon The unclaimed cremated remains of 28 veterans have been removed from a mortuary in Roseburg, Oregon, to be stored at the Douglas County Courthouse until May, when they will be interred with full military honors. By: The Associated Press April 21
Meet a 94-year-old blind Navy veteran who decided to try downhill skiing His next challenge will be competing at the National Veterans Golden Age Games in Alaska in June. By: The Associated Press April 13
Vietnam vet who died Christmas Eve is finally laid to rest When a Vietnam War veteran died Christmas Eve with no family nearby, a community of veterans, a friend and military supporters in North Carolina stepped up to make sure he was finally laid to rest with military honors. By: Martha Waggoner, The Associated Press April 7
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