Carlsbad’s Nancy Stratford, now 106, is the last survivor of the 25 American women pilots who served in the Royal Air Force’s Air Transport Auxiliary

World War II veteran and longtime Elsmere resident Ray Firmani, whose life was chronicled and celebrated in the book Against All Odds: The Ray Firmani Story, has died.

A Woonsocket native who was wounded driving a boat full of soldiers onto Omaha Beach on D-Day will receive an award the World War II Foundation.

World War II veteran Thomas Roberts celebrated his 100th birthday with a special celebration at VFW Post 4588 in Bossier City, where he was honored for his service as an enlisted medical specialist in the U.

In the bitter winter of 1941, British military prisoners in Nazi-occupied Germany huddled around a Monopoly set, dazzled by the contents that awaited them. They didn’t pluck Community Chest cards.

Considered an essential piece of kit for every Marine, a wide variety of private-purchase and standard-issue knives were pressed into service in every theater of the war to tackle tasks ranging from hand-to-hand combat to everyday chores.

Paul Thomas Chamberlin’s book, Scorched Earth, recasts the conflict as a brutal struggle for survival among declining and ascendant imperial powers.

Photos show the USS Laffey still sitting upright on the seafloor with much of her bow and midsection intact despite more than 80 years underwater.

World War II veteran Jake Larson, better known online as “Papa Jake,” has died. The social media star, who attracted 1.2 million followers on TikTok, was 102 “years young,” according to his granddaughter,

The Rapid City Journal is partnering with the Veterans Honor Banner Project and the America 250 Project to publish stories on Saturday highlighting veterans featured on the Honor banners around