The bazooka was meant to give American infantry a fighting chance against enemy tanks during World War II. This story follows ...

Another Central New York World War II soldier will come home after more than 80 years away. On July 14, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that U.S. Army Private Henry J. Smith, of Fulton ...

Audie Murphy holds the distinction of being the most decorated soldier in American history. He received 33 awards for his actions during WW2, including the Medal of Honor. Murphy’s stature as a ...

During World War II, American soldiers encountered a German machine gun that outperformed anything they carried into battle.

In the winter of 1944, as some of the bloodiest fighting in World War II ramped up in Europe, 19-year-old then-1st Sgt. Jefferson Wiggins, along with hundreds of other Black soldiers, were tasked with ...

By December 1944, when the 28th Infantry Division reached Wiltz, Santa Claus had been MIA for years. And then . . .

Lee Sassi, a World War II Army veteran, receives the French Legion of Honor. (Photo from Army.mil) Leggio “Lee” Sassi’s ...

Obverse Image: Nisei (second generation Americans of Japanese ancestry) soldiers from both the European and Pacific theaters and the 442nd RCT color guard. Obverse Text: NISEI SOLDIERS OF WORLD WAR II ...

Robert Frye standing in center with raised hand, Ensign Marshal Smith wearing military uniform standing on left, and Lieutenant Elmer Keckler standing on right, gathered in interior with recruitment ...

When Allied troops stormed the beaches of Sicily on July 10, 1943, they expected brutal combat in what Winston Churchill called "the soft underbelly of Europe." In most cases, they got what they ...