Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, one of World War II’s most decorated Marines, received the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross ...

Among the OPRF alumni given Tradition of Excellence awards were an Olympic medalist, a World War II hero and a U.S. major ...

Patrol torpedo boat PT-109 was built by the Electric Launch Company, now known as Elco Motor Yachts, headquartered in Bayonne, New Jersey. It was laid down on March 3, 1942, launched on June 20, 1942, ...

Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories ...

Eighty years after World War II, Gov. Jim Pillen created a medal to honor living veterans of the war. This week he visited ...

Carl Schrat, a World War II veteran who served in the navy, was joined by Gov. Jim Pillen and honored at a World War II medal ...

I knew my mom was a WAC (Women’s Army Corps) but didn't know the details or historical significance until Tyler Perry released 'The Six Triple Eight' ...

BELPRE, Ohio (WTAP) - A 106 year old World War II veteran passed away Tuesday night. According to the Belpre Area Veterans, Roy Sees was an American hero and a community mainstay. During World War II, ...

WWII veteran Tony Battaglia, who served as a medic in the Aleutian Islands Campaign and later moved to Honesdale, died Friday ...

FORT LIBERTY, N.C. -- When Debra Sokoll first heard Fort Liberty would be renamed after her father, Pfc. Roland Bragg, she ...

A veteran was presented with a “Celebrating 80 Years of Victory” medal for his service during World War II on Tuesday.

After several previous attempts stalled in committee, a new measure is introduced calling for a congressional gold medal for ...