Harold "Bud" Pressel was injured when he bailed from his B-24 after it was struck by flak over enemy lines in 1944. He's ...

A Greek fisherman in Heraklion, Crete was faced with an unprecedented sight when he discovered parts of a WWII plane in his ...

From a crumbling pill box in the UK to a derelict rail line in Hawaii, these are the abandoned World War II places that the ...

Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B Roberts.

According to most historical records and accounts, World War II caused an estimated 70 to 85 million fatalities worldwide.

Battalion Sgt. Major Jim Mardin served in the U.S. Army in an anti-aircraft unit, disembarking onto Omaha Beach in Normandy ...

The Naval Aircraft Factory N3N was designed and built at roughly the same time as the Stearman PT-17, a more famous biplane ...

Lt. j.g. John Koelsch's most notable sortie ultimately cost him his life, but through his actions, the pilot he risked his ...

An innovative new way of fighting in the air developed in the 1930s, where fighter planes were equipped with a rotating ...

A biplane used by Britain throughout the WWI, the Handley Page Type O was one of the largest aircraft ever designed when it ...

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Tuesday that U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Eugene J. Darrigan, 26, ...

A U.S. Army soldier who went missing in action during World War II in 1944 has now been accounted for, more than 70 years ...