He got his nickname after taking out two German tanks with his bazooka during the Battle of the Bulge. The fan of swing ...

They will search for remains of four U.S. soldiers, including a general who became a hero after his refusal to obey Japanese orders led to his execution.

American Battle Monuments Commission takes steps to ensure historic site is safe, accessible for future generations We ...

The American recapture in World War II of Corregidor Island from the Japanese garrison in the Philippines began with a daring, highly risky parachute drop by the 503rd Parachute Regiment on Feb. 16, ...

Surrounded by friends and staff at the Studio City assisted-living facility he lives at and serenaded by a Marilyn Monroe impersonator, World War II veteran Joseph Pietroforte Thursday enjoyed an ...

As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, KATU is highlighting moments and milestones that shaped the ...

Today, our Nation commemorates the 81st anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima—a monumental struggle that advanced the cause of victory in the Pacific ...

Romaine Washington writes about how a poem by poet-activist Claude McKay traveled decades to inspire the Black Panther Party.

Pinned down and with casualties mounting, Pvt. Wilson Watson took matters into his own hands to savagely take out enemy entrenchments.

Their mission was to capture the island's three airfields, eliminate a Japanese early warning station that was tipping off ...

On an August night in 1941, as he was evacuated from Crete aboard HMS Thrasher, Australian soldier Geoff Edwards made a ...