world war II

"I always knew I had a daddy somewhere."

"It's almost like hallowed ground."

Since 1965, the Montford Point Marines Association in Chicago has been a mainstay for vets and residents on Chicago’s South Side.

Dickson was a 24-year-old captain in the 100th Fighter Squadron when he took off in his P-51 Mustang fighter plane from a base in Italy.

The 440-foot-long gray vessel is one of only two fully operational Liberty ships.

The plane that Pfc. Joseph Natvik was aboard crashed on July 7, 1945.

See actual letters dating back to The Revolutionary War

This is the first time American wreaths will be allowed at the cemetary.

Palij told Justice Department investigators who showed up at his door in 1993: “I would never have received my visa if I told the truth. Everyone lied.”

A memorial is being erected in Hawaii to honor nearly 400 US service members lost when US forces sunk a Japanese prisoner transport in WWII