The Examiner1d
‘Important part of American history’: Black women’s WWII battalion celebrated
The work of the 6888th Central Directory Postal Battalion in Europe during World War II, Col. Eries Mentzer says, help pave ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2d
Remains of American Soldier Captured by the Japanese During World War II Identified Nearly 80 Years Later
An American soldier who was killed during World War II has been accounted for nearly 80 years after his death. Last week, the ...
Opinion
The St. Louis American3dOpinion
Stealing valor from Black soldiers, families
The military is not just a chapter in my life. It’s my bloodline, my inheritance, and my foundation. My father, Floyd McAfee, was a career Army officer. My uncles fought in World War II. My younger ...
ABC News6d
Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving WWII paratrooper, has died
Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving World War II paratrooper and a member of the U.S. Army’s first all-Black parachute infantry battalion, has died. He was 108. Harris died March 15 ...