The U.S. Navy's use of pigeons began decades before World War II, but the birds found their most critical mission during the ...

Warwood natives Tim and Jim Nodurft died serving their country in the European Theater during World War II, but their story ...

U.S. Navy aviator Ensign Howard Allen Holding’s family learned the 22-year-old was declared missing in action during World ...

The introduction of the helicopter changed how armies operate. This multi-role aircraft can be a potent offensive weapon, an efficient transport method, a crucial medevac resource, and a versatile ...

Two Texas heroes were buried more than 80 years after they were killed in action on two of the most consequential dates in ...

On Oct. 26, 1942, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier the USS Hornet was sunk during pitched fighting in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. Strapped to the deck of the carrier was a farming tractor, ...

On the 6th of June 1944, D-Day commenced. The largest amphibious operation in history marked the start of the liberation of ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — After more than seven decades missing in action, U.S. Army Master Sergeant Wallace Simmons Jr. is returning home. Flanner Buchanan will assist in laying Simmons to rest. Simmons ...

There are numerous reasons for World War II being taught as extensively as it is, even almost a full century after it began. The massive scale of the conflict, the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany ...