John Lauritsen is an Emmy award-winning reporter from Montevideo, Minn. He joined WCCO-TV in late-July of 2007. Two days after he started, the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed. For many veterans, ...

Les Schrenk and Casey Bukowski already share a special bond as World War II veterans. After all, not many from the Greatest ...

World War II was nearing its end in March 1945 when Russell Sattazahn found himself taking cover from enemy fire with other GIs in the basement of a German house. At first they felt protected, but the ...

Of the 61 missions that Racine native Robert Goebel flew over Italy and southern Europe during World War II, one of them left a particularly vivid memory in the P-51 Mustang fighter pilot's mind. As ...

It was Dec. 17, 1944, and the Battle of the Bulge – one of the bloodiest, coldest battles of World War II – raged on for the ...

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

The Dayton Daily News, Journal-News and Springfield News-Sun are looking for World War II veterans to talk to about their experiences as members of the Greatest Generation. If you would like to take ...

What looked like a catastrophic Allied blunder became an unexpected intelligence revelation. Two days after the bombing, Allied commanders learned the truth through intercepted German communications.

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

THE VILLAGES, Fla. — Irving Locker is a former staff sergeant for the U.S. Army. He is one of the few remaining veterans to have served in World War II and his legacy is still very much alive as he ...

Long before he was dueling Darth Vader in Star Wars, Sir Alec Guinness starred in this tour de force WWII film as Colonel ...