Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs reunited the family of late World War II veteran John L. Moore with his Purple Heart medal during a Tuesday ceremony.

In Vietnam, Rozzell was thrust into life-or-death situations daily, many far beyond his training as a medic. “He was ...

Private First Class Harry LeBert joined the Marines at 24 years old. During World War II, he fought in the Battle of Tarawa, ...

WWII Marine Pfc. Harry LeBert was laid to rest in Louisiana 80 years after his death in the Battle of Saipan. LeBert's ...

Joseph Drake, 100, of Hawley, is one of five surviving U.S. Army Rangers who served in World War II. He received a ...

John Wardell is one of just five remaining Army Rangers out of 6,500 in World War II, and he has been honored with a ...

The U.S. Army was not fully integrated until 1948. Only about 6,500 of the 140,000 women who served in the WAC during World War II were Black, according to the Department of Defense.

The only black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the Six Triple Eight, will be presented Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal.

(CN) — The U.S. Army republished an article honoring the 442nd Regimental Combat Team on its official website following public backlash over its removal. The article detailing the history of the ...

Pryor enlisted in the infantry branch of the military in Springfield, Illinois, in March 1941, before the United States entered WWII, Lawson told Newsweek.

Kyle Higashioka’s grandfather served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a Japanese American Army unit awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2011.

For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock from preparations for the invasion of Japan that was expected to cost ...