March 4, 2023 At 103, downed World War II pilot remembers fateful 50th mission When Capt. Art Palmer, 103, talks about his service during World War II, he leans forward in his chair, his voice intensifies, and his hands fidget, like he’s back in combat.
March 1, 2023 Florida airman who died in WWII bombing mission identified nearly 80 years later U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Pharis Weekley has been accounted for nearly 80 years after his death in World War II during a large-scale bombing mission over Romania.
February 23, 2023 WWII love letters hidden behind wall in New York home delivered to family 80 years later Eighty years after her parents wrote love letters to each other during World War II, Carol Bohlin of Vermont received the letters; a stranger had found them in the couple's former New York home.
February 17, 2023 US World War II submarine lost for decades found off the coast of Japan A sunken craft located off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan has been confirmed to be wreckage of a long-lost WWII-era US submarine, according to the Naval History and Heritage Command.
February 11, 2023 World War II bomb explodes in England in 'unplanned' detonation A World War II bomb exploded in England on Friday amid efforts to defuse it, according to police. The detonation was unplanned and no injuries were reported.
February 7, 2023 Japanese court denies medical aid for children of Hiroshima atomic bomb survivors A Japanese court rejected a damage suit filed by children of Hiroshima survivors who are seeking medical aid. The plaintiffs said the impact of radiation exposure could be hereditary.
February 7, 2023 Georgia sailor who died in Pearl Harbor attack identified through DNA testing Georgia sailor John Donald will reportedly be laid to rest this week. He was one of the 429 sailors lost on the USS Oklahoma during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
February 1, 2023 Stalin bust unveiled in Russia for Battle of Stalingrad's 80th anniversary The Russian city of Volgograd, known as Stalingrad until 1961, unveiled a bust of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin ahead of a visit from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
January 27, 2023 Holocaust survivor is finally reunited with the family that saved his life A Holocaust survivor, whose health is rapidly declining, was reunited with the family that saved him and his mother during WWII. The reunion came after decades of searching.
January 27, 2023 How this Holocaust heroine saved 100 Jewish babies destined for death Holocaust heroine Corrie ten Boom saved 100 Jewish babies destined for death by defying the Nazis and smuggling children out one by one to welcoming homes.