A World War II pilot who was remembered for helping fellow servicemembers survive the plane crash that killed him has been accounted for, military officials said this week. Army Air Forces 1st Lt.

Donald McPherson, a World War II Navy pilot from Nebraska, died Aug. 14 at age 103. He was recognized as America’s last surviving WWII "ace," credited with five aerial victories. Family say he wanted ...

Suicide Jockeys: The Making of the WWII Combat Pilot by Monique Taylor sheds light on the overlooked story of U.S. glider ...

U.S. Army Air Forces pilot 2nd Lt. Gilbert A. Rauh, who was killed in action in 1943, will be interred Monday at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., according to a news release from U.S.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir reported on a remarkable moment as a 100-year-old World War II fighter pilot returned to ...

Over 80 years after being declared missing in action during World War II, a pilot from Georgetown is posthumously returning home. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has announced that Army ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The remains of a U.S. Navy Reserve fighter pilot from Detroit who died as World War II was coming to a close have been identified and interred back in his home state. The ...

GREENVILLE — Army fighter pilot Lt. Morton “Mason” Sher wrote a letter to his family from his post in China on Aug. 19, 1943. For just over a year, the 22-year-old Greenville High School graduate had ...