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Families of Nazi SS hostages held as bargaining chips in WWII say lessons from the war still resonate
PRAGS, Italy — In a little-known chapter in the waning days of World War II, U.S. troops rescued more than 130 political ...
Remains of World War II airman from Massachusetts identified 82 years after dying as prisoner of war
U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Bernard J. Calvi, 23, died in a prisoner of war camp in the Philippines during World War ...
US Navy commissions destroyer named after World War II hero
The United States Navy commissioned a new destroyer over the weekend in New York City and it was named after legendary World ...
World War II soldier from Webberville accounted for 72 years later
A soldier from Webberville, U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. James W. Swartz, 21, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war in ...
Army Private Is Identified Almost 80 Years After Death in World War II
Jeremiah P. Mahoney had been missing in action since 1945. His remains will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery in ...
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American POW swam to freedom in the Pacific during WWII
As American military forces campaigned to move closer to liberating ... Shoss, later colonel, was like many World War II ...
Army private who died in WWII identified almost 80 years after his death
A young US Army soldier from Chicago who died fighting in World War II has spent nearly 80 years as nameless remains. Now he's been identified, and will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery. The ...
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"The Gun Plant:" How General Motors Armed American Troops In WWII
America's "Arsenal of Democracy" relied on commercial manufacturers re-tooling to make the firearms necessary for American troops to fight across the world. One of the biggest plants was the Saginaw ...
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WWII Museum exhibit honors Black soldiers whose stories were ignored
The group of mostly Black servicemen were sentenced to 18 months in military prison ... just one part of “Fighting for the ...
Japanese-American WWII veteran recalls journey from internment camp to frontlines of battle
Rina Nakano introduces Yoshio Nakamura, one of the last surviving members of the 442nd Regiment of the United States Army, which was almost entirely comprised of Japanese-American soldiers. He recalls ...
WWII sailor from Allentown landed troops on Pacific islands
World War II veteran Matt Gutman, 99, died Thursday of natural causes at Phoebe Terrace in Allentown, where he had lived since 2017.
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Central Texas WWII Veteran Recalls Time In Prison Camp
Barker recalls also being liberated by American troops, and the trip home to the United States ... As much as Morris Barker ...