During World War II the United States rapidly transformed its economy to cope with a wide range of scarcities, such as shortfalls in the amounts of ocean shipping, aluminum, rubber, and other raw ...

A lifelong story of love and service has been brought into the public eye through a compelling donation to a World War II-related museum. At 106 years old, Alice Beck Darrow, a former nurse, knows ...

Thousands of people were forced to evacuate a bustling neighborhood of Hong Kong overnight while experts sweated through the delicate work of defusing an undetonated nearly 5-foot, 1,000-pound bomb ...

Jedburghs in front of a B-24 just before night takeoff. Area T, Harrington Airdrome, England, circa 1944. (National Archives) From land, sea and air, the Second World War was truly one of the first ...

ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) - Private First Class Hank Marchand, a World War II veteran, celebrated his 102nd birthday on Monday with a surprise party in Anderson Township. Surrounded by family and ...

On Sept. 25-29, the USS LST 325, a World War II-era tank landing ship, will dock in Cape Girardeau. The ship, once used to carry service members and supplies across the water, will be open for public ...

A deputy on patrol in the city about 8:30 p.m. on Sunday in the area of Poole and McDougal streets. A search of the car led authorities to uncover a loaded pistol, loaded AR pistol carbine and a ...

Torrance, along with the WWII Camp Wall Organization, will be hold a major fundraiser on Wednesday, Oct. 15, to bring in money for the long-awaited WWII Camp Wall honoring more than 120,000 Japanese ...