World War II officially ended on 2 September 1945, leaving behind a trail of destruction that forever marked humanity. we look back at some of the most noteworthy facts that marked this historical ...

He was always a proud American, even when his country locked him up. A World War II hero celebrates 100 years and says his ...

USA TODAY interviewed experts about what is happening in the world, and how it should be described. Here’s what they said.

Leonard Dowling, who turned 100 on June 21, shared some of his WWII experience about getting shot down in a Liberator bomber ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that he renamed a Navy oiler ship that previously honored a gay rights ...

After 24 years since its disappearance, a family from Central Illinois was reunited with a Purple Heart from World War II.

John Wardell, 99, as he and U.S. Army Ranger veterans from World War II were honored with the Congressional Gold Medal on ...

Four soldiers were killed in action in Germany, and on Tuesday the Nebraska Patriot Guard Riders escorted them to the Omaha ...

Gary Norville runs American Aero Services at the city airport, restoring World War II vintage aircraft and other artifacts.

A large group of B-17 Flying Fortresses climbs above the clouds seeking altitude during a bombing mission targeting Kiel and ...

I was talking with Mike, a friend of mine I’ve known since Ronald Reagan was still in the White House, and he asked me a question out of left field: What if we went on a tour of World War II European ...

Sitting on the ornately decorated living room wall of Dagmar Grieder’s South Austin home is a little blond doll clad in a floral dress. It was the one her mother abruptly picked for her to take as ...