March 7, 2024 Female pilot, 102, recalls serving in WWII despite opposition from her family: 'I found what I loved' Jerrie Badger, a 102-year-old woman from Georgia who served in the civilian pilots unit known as WASP, recently recounted her experience serving during World War II.
March 7, 2024 VA official who tried to ban iconic WWII kissing photo has controversial history: 'Unequivocally offensive' A Veterans Department official under fire for trying to ban the display of a beloved WWII photo has a track record of controversy dating back decades.
March 6, 2024 Two WWII-era bazooka rounds found in Massachusetts town river in the same week via magnet fishing
March 6, 2024 French president seeks personal accounts of liberation from Nazis, 80 years after D-Day landings French President Emmanuel Macron is asking the public to gather personal accounts related to the end of World War II, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
March 5, 2024 World War II plane found in Papua New Guinea 80 years after shot down by Japanese, leaving two missing A defense plane from World War II was found in the jungle of Papua New Guinea by local civilians over 80 years after it was shot down by the Japanese.
March 5, 2024 Germany arrests Italian soccer fan over Hitler salute at beer hall An 18-year-old Lazio soccer fan was arrested and fined in Munich, Germany, after giving a Hitler salute at the beer hall where the Nazi party was founded.
February 29, 2024 WWII vet turns 103, credits daughters for his longevity: 'Makes me stronger' Lt. Ralph Perkner, who served in World War II and the Korean War, celebrated his 103rd birthday in a Pennsylvania restaurant filled with family and friends.
February 27, 2024 New Orleans hat salesman, 99, honored by French president for WWII service Samuel Meyer, the 99-year-old proprietor of his family's iconic New Orleans hat shop, has been awarded the rank of Chevalier of the National Order of the Legion of Honor.
February 27, 2024 D-Day veterans honor comrades as 13 names are added to UK memorial wall Two D-Day veterans, Stan Ford and John Roberts, were among 13 people honored with a place on the Normandy Memorial Wall on Tuesday in southern England.
February 23, 2024 Watch melted in Hiroshima blast sells for over $30K at auction A brass-tone watch melted during the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, was sold Thursday for $31,113, Boston-based RR Auction reported.