World War II

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Abbie Bennett

July 01, 2019 - 10:22 am

House poised for vote on Congressional Gold Medal for WWII Merchant Mariners

A bill to grant a Congressional Gold Medal to WWII Merchant Mariners has enough sponsors to require a House vote.

U.S. Army Photo

Kaylah Jackson

June 20, 2019 - 9:37 am

5 things to know about Audie Murphy

The most decorated WWII soldier also had quite the film discography.

Remains of WWII pilot 2nd Lt. James R. Lord found at sea returned home after 75 years.

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June 17, 2019 - 2:33 pm

Remains of WWII pilot found at sea returned home to family after 75 years

Former P-47 Thunderbolt pilot 2nd Lt. James R. Lord has been missing since August 1944.

Photo courtesy of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

June 13, 2019 - 9:03 am

USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II

Currently, there are 72,704 still unaccounted for from World War II, of which approximately 26,000 are assessed as possibly-recoverable.

June 03, 2019 - 1:53 pm

PHOTOS: Who knew this small southwest Virginia town was home to this 88-acre D-Day memorial?

Did you know the National D-Day Memorial is located in a small town in southwestern Virginia called Bedford? Do you know why the memorial is in Bedford, Va.? Video of Welcome to the National D-Day Memorial It was D-Day veteran and Bedford resident J. Robert "Bob" Slaughter who first decided there...

NC to Normandy

Julia LeDoux

June 03, 2019 - 1:47 pm

World War II vets return to France thanks to NC high schoolers

"The tears, hugs, and reverence the French people show our veterans is like nothing they have seen in the United States."

Julia LeDoux

June 03, 2019 - 11:05 am

"They put up one hell of a fight. They tried to kill us all.": Veteran returns to Normandy 75 years after D-day landing

“When I stepped on Omaha Beach, I was a 21-year-old soldier who thought I knew everything.”

96-year-old WWII veteran Pete DuPré performed national anthem on the hermonica before USWNT vs. Mexico.

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May 27, 2019 - 9:51 am

WATCH: 96-year-old World War II veteran plays national anthem on harmonica before U.S. women’s soccer game

On Memorial Day weekend, "Harmonica Pete" dazzles American fans and players with the national anthem.

Ghost Army Legacy Foundation

Julia LeDoux

May 20, 2019 - 2:31 pm

Soldiers of the 'Ghost Army' helped America deceive its way to victory

They used lumber, cardboard and whatever else they could find to build phony convoys, fake divisions and make-believe headquarters that misled the Germans about the strength and location of American units.

U.S Army Special Forces commemorate WWII with jump into Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, France.

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May 20, 2019 - 12:04 pm

Army Green Berets parachute into Mont Saint-Michel to commemorate Jedburghs 75th anniversary

By Ben Krimmel Mont Saint-Michel sees more than 3 million visitors each year, but most do not arrive via parachute. To commemorate their special operations predecessors, three U.S. Air Force aircraft delivering about 135 soldiers assigned to the Army's 10th Special Forces Group conducted an...

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World War II

House poised for vote on Congressional Gold Medal for WWII Merchant Mariners

5 things to know about Audie Murphy

Remains of WWII pilot found at sea returned home to family after 75 years

USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II

PHOTOS: Who knew this small southwest Virginia town was home to this 88-acre D-Day memorial?

World War II vets return to France thanks to NC high schoolers

"They put up one hell of a fight. They tried to kill us all.": Veteran returns to Normandy 75 years after D-day landing

WATCH: 96-year-old World War II veteran plays national anthem on harmonica before U.S. women’s soccer game

Soldiers of the 'Ghost Army' helped America deceive its way to victory

Army Green Berets parachute into Mont Saint-Michel to commemorate Jedburghs 75th anniversary

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