NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) — Joey Balfour is the Assistant Director of Oral History at the National WWII Museum. The digital ...

Known for using unconventional materials — from Pearl Harbor seawater to meteorite moondust — in the name of horological ...

This video follows the restoration of a rare WWII Beach Battalion helmet, bringing back a piece of naval history from corrosion and neglect. We walk through the process of cleaning, preserving, and ...

War has been part and parcel of humanity since the proverbial beginning of time, and people have clad themselves in protective gear and armor for thousands of years. Helmets worn in combat are not a ...

Displayed in the Museum of Veterans and Military History in Vilonia, you will see many objects that were worn and used by World War II soldiers serving from 1941-45. There are uniforms, helmets, ...

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When German soldiers captured Glen Cove native Rocco DiLeo during a battle near Dornot, France, they knocked the sergeant's helmet off with their rifle butts. Sixty-nine years later, the helmet -- a ...

Two helmets belonging to World War Two British soldiers massacred by the SS in May 1940 have been discovered and donated to museums in France and England. Only two men survived the execution out of ...

Dennis O'Callaghan holding one of the helmets - his father Bill was one of only two men to survive the massacre after the soldiers surrendered on 27 May 1940 Two helmets belonging to World War Two ...