Francis Flaherty wasn't identified until decades after his selfless actions, and now has been buried in Charlotte.

Dominic Bersani received the diploma through a state program that gives certificates to veterans who left school to serve ...

A Michigan man who bought a vintage safe at a garage sale is now trying to return its historical contents, including World War II medals, to the families of two men who once owned them. Ben Cameron of ...

CHICAGO -- Decades after his service, a World War 2 veteran is presented with medals he earned while serving in the U.S. Navy. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin presented the medals to Joe Hoppe, whom he met ...

The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor lasted about 90 minutes, killing and wounding more than 3,000 military and ...

BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) — Some World War II medals are now in the hands of the rightful family, thanks to the power of social media and the tight-knit ...

For more than eight decades, the service of over 80 Cook Islanders who served during World War II went untold and ...

(CNN) - Hershel W. "Woody" Williams, who was the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, will lie in honor at the US Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader ...

As part of an initiative marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Gov. Jim Pillen honors De Emmett Zerbe, a World War II veteran, with the Nebraska World War II Recognition Medal at ...

BUCKNER, Mo. (KCTV) - This week marks the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII. Japan formally surrendered in a ceremony on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. One local man’s interest in his family’s ...

CEDAR FALLS - Hurry up and wait. That's a familiar phrase to all those who have served in the U.S. military. Alan Wikert waited 60 years to receive seven medals and ribbons he earned for his service ...

Antis the Alsatian at a wartime airfield. The dog flew dozens of bombing missions at the side of Robert Bozdech, a Czech airman serving in the RAF - BNPS The bravery medal awarded to a Second World ...