An 18th-century portrait stolen by the Nazis during WWII is believed to have resurfaced in the most unexpected place: hanging ...

Donald McPherson shot down five planes in the Pacific theater in the final years of the war, earning him the title of "ace" ...

Suspected human bones have been recovered at mine in Japan where about 180 mostly Korean forced laborers died in an accident ...

Mr. McPherson served as a Navy pilot of a Hellcat fighter plane aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex in the Pacific theater.

To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, we asked historians to share their favorite museums around the world.

Nation's last surviving World War II Navy fighter pilot shot down five Japanese planes while serving on the USS Essex.

The Fort Bliss facility, known locally as Camp East Montana, rises like a white tent city on a flat desert plain. It falls ...

Sgt. Henry "Harry" Younge, of Copiague, was one of 62 U.S. airmen killed in a Tokyo prison fire shortly before the end of ...

If anyone would benefit from some quality time at a history museum, it’s White House officials. Take Vance’s line on the end ...

Reaching a century of life is a milestone few ever see, but, a war veteran is celebrating just that. This is a big day for ...

At 26,000 Feet” provides historical analysis of in-flight bathroom breaks based on the firsthand accounts of the military men ...

One of the last known subchasers built to defend the U.S. in World War II has spent the past 80 years sitting in North ...