Willard Smith and Robert Miller both served in World War II, and 82 years later, they have crossed paths once again.

A team of researchers recently discovered a historic bow that was blown off a World War II U.S. Navy ship during a historic battle that took place nearly 83 years ago. The long-lost bow — which was ...

The USS Massachusetts, known for its pivotal role in World War II, is now a museum and war memorial in Massachusetts.

Growing up on a farm in north-central Kansas, Jim Sharp thought he had seen his share of cold weather. That was before he spent the winter of 1944-45 living in a foxhole in the middle of the Ardennes ...

World War II casts a very long shadow in East Asia. Eighty years after ending with Japan’s surrender to Allied forces on Sept. 2, 1945, the conflict continues to stir debate over the past, in the ...

June 23 (UPI) --More than 4,000 people on Monday filled an Okinawa park to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's final WWII battle, while citizens reflected over long-lost loved ones and a promise by a ...

When most people think of the Pacific Theater of World War II, they envision tropical islands, heat, and jungle combat. However, the 18-day campaign in May 1943 to retake a remote Aleutian island from ...

In 1984, President Reagan commemorated the 40th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy, and paid tribute to the World War II soldiers known as "The Greatest Generation." "These are champions who ...

Decades after its release, A Bridge Too Far remains one of the most ambitious and underappreciated World War II movies ever ...

A military parade in Beijing marking the end of World War II will draw leaders from around the world. It's an opportunity for the Communist Party... Battle for history: China's WWII anniversary ...

Nearly eight decades after he disappeared in a World War II plane crash over Burma, the remains of a Pennsylvania airman have been identified, paving the way for the hero's long-awaited burial at ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — As Imperial Japanese soldiers scour the streets, a group of civilians in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing seek refuge in a small photography studio. Developing photographs taken ...