He served his country with honor during WWII and now 102-year-old R.D. Lawrence, a former prisoner of war, has been honored with a medal that few Oklahomans ever get when he received the Oklahoma ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Only seven Black soldiers who fought in World War II have ever been awarded the military’s highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor. In 1997, Pfc. Willy F. James, Jr. of ...

(CNN) — World War II US Army Capt. Willibald Bianchi survived two chest wounds from Japanese gunfire, the Bataan Death March, wretched captivity in prisoner-of-war camps and the sinking of his first ...

NASHVILLE, Ind. (BROWN COUNTY DEMOCRAT) — Brown County’s last surviving veteran of World War II recently received a special recognition for his service to his country. Maurice Wright, 97, a retired ...