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January 13, 2023

Remains of Ohio pilot whose plane was shot down in WWII identified

The remains of an Ohio pilot whose plane was shot down in World War II were identified using dental and anthropological analysis. The plane was shot down near Leipzig, Germany.

January 12, 2023

Oldest living Pearl Harbor survivor celebrates 105th birthday at National WWII Museum

Joseph Eskenazi, the oldest living Pearl Harbor survivor, celebrated his 105th birthday with six other veterans at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.

January 11, 2023

Jewish objects that were hidden in Poland during WWII discovered

Four hundred items dating back to World War II were found buried underground in the city of Lodz in central Poland. They will be transferred to a museum.

January 7, 2023

Bataan survivor, 101, remembers enduring POW camps because ‘God sustained me’

Bataan survivor Lloyd Ponder, 101, remembers enduring malaria and hunger in POW camps because ‘God sustained me.’ He came home and married his sweetheart.

January 4, 2023

Nazi treasure map available to public, reveals possible location of gold, diamond trove

News of "Nazi gold" in Poland and Iceland in recent years set off a frenzy for treasure hunters, but some fear that the Dutch trove may have already been found and cleared.

January 3, 2023

Poland asks UN to step in as it pushes Germany for WWII reparations

Poland on Tuesday appealed to the U.N. chief to step in and assist Warsaw as it looks to secure reparations from Germany amid alleged resistance from Berlin.

December 30, 2022

Meet the American who saved the Champagne industry: Missouri scientist Charles Valentine Riley

Charles Valentine Riley was a Missouri scientist credited with saving the French wine industry from an invasive pest called phylloxera by grafting French vines to American roots.

December 28, 2022

Former Nazi secretary appeals conviction of accessory to murder of 10,500 prisoners at age of 97

A 97-year-old woman has appealed her case after she was found to have been an accessory in the murder of 10,500 prisoners at the Nazi Stutthof concentration camp during World War II.

December 22, 2022

TikTok star and WWII veteran 'Papa Jake' turns 100, wants future generations to know his stories

Jake "Papa Jake" Larson, a decorated World War II veteran with a sizable following on TikTok, turned 100 years old on Dec. 20, 2022. Here's a look into his life and times.

December 16, 2022

Meet the American who planted the first Christmas tree farm: New Jersey entrepreneur W. V. McGalliard

William V. McGalliard planted America's first Christmas tree farm in White Horse, New Jersey, in 1901. He helped fuel the nation's 20th-century surge in having Christmas trees at home.