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World War II POW Nolan 'Country' Ruiz, 100, receives plaque for centennial birthday
Post South· 6 days agoA Plaquemine resident who was prisoner of war during World War II now has the awards the Iberville...
Ike carrier heads home as Houthi attacks continue in the Red Sea
Navy Times via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoThe San Diego-based USS Theodore Roosevelt will take the Eisenhower’s place after a scheduled...
Remains of World War II solider to be buried in St. Louis
KTVI via Yahoo News· 5 days agoFORT KNOX, Ky. – The remains of a St. Louis native killed duringWorld War II will be interred at...
Veterans Voices: Carter Co. man is last World War II sailor from his LCI ship
WJHL· 2 days agoELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — Most people in Elizabethton know Bill Armstrong, Jr. as the principal...
World War II soldier’s remains make their way home to Onaga, Kansas
WIBW Topeka· 2 days agoTOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -80 years after he made the ultimate sacrifice when he was killed on the shores...
The Coca-Cola Colonels of World War II
Boing Boing· 3 days agoWithin six months, a Company engineer had flown to Algiers and opened the first plant, the forerunner of 64 bottling plants shipped abroad during World ...
105 Year Old World War II Veteran Honored in Madawaska
WAGM· 7 days agoA distinguished World War II veteran, celebrated his 105th birthday today with a special ceremony at...
2 killed after World War II-era plane crashes near California airport: Officials
ABC News· 6 days agoTwo people who were aboard a World War II historical plane were killed Saturday when the aircraft...
How the GI Bill widened the Black-white wealth gap
Los Angeles Times· 21 hours agoAt a time when it was extremely difficult for Black families to purchase homes and utilize government benefits, my grandfather accomplished an almost...
105-year-old Washington woman gets master's 8 decades after WWII interrupted degree
Gannett via AOL· 13 hours agoMore than 80 years after WWII broke out and her future husband was called to serve, Ginny Hislop of...