The Marines, however, modified LVTs with ramps that allowed their men to penetrate the atoll on the northwest. Moreover, the ...

Despite heavy artillery support, the regiment suffered 2,678 casualties while advancing just 6,000 yards during 18 continuous ...

Two World War II veterans on Saturday gave the thumbs-up to a memory-provoking ride on the “Beach City Baby,” the 1942 ...

Volunteers with the non-profit Stories Behind the Stars ( have written memorials to honor the Battle of Tarawa’s thirty-three Pennsylvania fallen. Fayette County was home to one of ...

Canada's military was ill-equipped at the war's outbreak, with a small army and outdated weaponry, but defences were quickly bolstered, and thousands of volunteers signed up for the overseas campaign.

A large crowd gathered at the All Veterans Memorial Tuesday morning, intent on honoring all those who have served in the U.S.

Below the Doughboy statue lie two empty graves — one for Emil Trentaz, the other for Harry G. Seaton. The two Glen Carbon heroes are buried at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France, where they ...

Army Private Alfred Thomas Langevin was laid to rest with full military honors at Fairmount Cemetery in Weymouth, 81 years after he went missing during World War II.

Patrick Thompson, Langevin’s nephew who traveled to Weymouth from Pennsylvania for the burial, called Monday morning’s service to lay his uncle to rest “overwhelming.” Langevin, who was 29 when he ...

Black New York Army National Guard soldiers who bravely served in World War I combat have been awarded a Congressional Gold ...

For over 80 years, Private Alfred T. Langevin was known simply as X-2756. Langevin was born in Weymouth in 1915 and baptized at Immaculate Conception Parish. He attended public school unt ...