Out of the 1,500 men on his ship, Del Thielke was the only one selected to be aboard the USS Missouri when the peace treaty ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — "After all these years, as far as I'm concerned, war is really a form of insanity," said 99-year-old veteran Harvey Drahos, in an office surrounded by medals, certificates, and other ...

ADAMS, Nebraska (AP) — A World War II veteran from Nebraska believed to be America’s last surviving “ace” pilot because he shot down five enemy planes has died at age 103. Donald McPherson served as a ...

James Cameron has given a somewhat disappointing update to his Last Train From Hiroshima movie, revealing more about the ...

Lt. Col. George Hardy, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen and the last of the group's World War II pilots, died Tuesday night, according to Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. He was 100 years old. “His legacy is ...

World War II was nearing its end in March 1945 when Russell Sattazahn found himself taking cover from enemy fire with other GIs in the basement of a German house. At first they felt protected, but the ...

A diplomatic row with Japan over Taiwan has China turning to Britain and France for support, appealing to their shared ...