World War II soldier from Webberville accounted for 72 years later
A soldier from Webberville, U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. James W. Swartz, 21, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war in ...
Remains of World War II airman from Massachusetts identified 82 years after dying as prisoner of war
U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Bernard J. Calvi, 23, died in a prisoner of war camp in the Philippines during World War ...
US Navy commissions destroyer named after World War II hero
The United States Navy commissioned a new destroyer over the weekend in New York City and it was named after legendary World ...
Army Private Is Identified Almost 80 Years After Death in World War II
Jeremiah P. Mahoney had been missing in action since 1945. His remains will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery in ...
World War II veteran proud of family, mental health advocacy
A little over 119,000 American veterans who served in that war are still alive today, representing less than 1% of the 16.4 ...
Gary's Tom Harmon won Heisman at Michigan and was shot down during World War II — twice!
Tom Harmon, the only Indiana schoolboy to win a Heisman, was even more remarkable in the skies of World War II than on the ...
World War II veteran reflects on life as he turns 100
A fortune teller read his palm and told him that he had a long lifeline and would survive the war unscathed. On the ...
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‘The American Soldier’ Review: On the History Channel, a Fighting Force’s Evolution
It is hardly a bombshell that the Civil War would dominate a show titled “The American Soldier”; everyone ... the Civil War and World War II command the content; the word “Vietnam” isn ...
World War II California veteran reflects on her 103 years of life: ‘I’ve always tried to have a positive attitude’
Amid the bright flowers at The Californian, a small senior center in Woodland lies a living treasure of American history: ...
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'Those are the shoulders we stand on': 104-year-old World War II veteran to be honored for service
TMJ4's Andrea Williams had an opportunity to sit down with a special veteran who's 104-years-young. Vernon C. Townsend ...
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World War II Museum in New Orleans spotlights Black service members with special exhibit
Hidden histories come to life in this sprawling show, which includes photos, films and interactive touch-screen oral ...
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World War II soldier from Michigan accounted for 72 years later
A soldier from Mid-Michigan who fought and died in the Pacific theater during World War II has been identified and accounted ...