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March 27, 2023

New Jersey sisters discover letters to their father from his best friend killed during World War II

New Jersey sisters discover letters written to their Navy veteran father from his best friend during World War II while cleaning out their parents' home following their deaths.

March 27, 2023

With World War II airman's remains found, relative finally 'has closure' for whole family

A World War II airman's remains were found nearly 80 years later. Sgt. John Holoka was in a plane crash, and his family went nearly six decades without answers.

March 15, 2023

US airman's remains formally identified 79 years after B-24 crashed during World War II

Lieutenant William Montgomery’s plane was shot down during World War II near Arundel, West Sussex, on June 22, 1944 — his remains have recently been identified, 79 years later.

March 11, 2023

Dissent in Army ranks after ban on rank-and-file tradition: 'dumb rule'

New Army rules restricting who can name tanks could alienate lower enlisted crews, who are less likely under the guidance and take part in the longstanding tradition.

March 10, 2023

Last surviving member of prominent anti-Hitler resistance group dead at 103

Traute Lafrenz, the last known surviving member of the White Rose, a WWII-era, anti-Hitler German resistance group, has died in South Carolina at age 103.

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.