Draped in an American flag with only 48 stars, a casket held the remains of U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Arthur W. Crossland Jr.

I’d say that the two most well-known facts about World War II are 1) that it happened; and 2) that it’s over. Of course, in ...

And I opened it up, and there was a this beautiful sketch of my mother that was done during World War II,” said Basham ... and knew he had received the purple heart, but knew little else.

Robert Boyd Jr. begged his widowed mother to let him join the Marines during World War II before he turned 18. He survived the trial by fire at Iwo Jima ...

State Assemblyman Scott Bendett (R,C-Sand Lake) is celebrating New York’s official designation as a Purple Heart State.

The Studio Ghibli venture centers on an orphaned brother-sister duo that has to survive on its own in Kobe, Japan, during the final days of World War II and its immediate aftermath. No less than an ...

The renaming ceremony comes nearly two years after the Department of Defense officially changed Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty.

Kennedy received the Purple Heart for being wounded in World War II. He is the only president to have one. About 1.07 million Purple Hearts were awarded during World War II. In 1942, Army Lt.

Chief Warrant Officer John Gaynor Connolly served aboard the USS Oklahoma, which capsized during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

The renaming ceremony comes nearly two years after the Department of Defense officially changed Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty.