Japan Olympics: Then and now

In 1964, less than two decades after its defeat in WWII, Japan wowed the world by hosting a successful Olympics. As CBS News' Lucy Craft reports, recapturing that Olympic magic hasn't been easy.

• Jul 13, 2021
• 4:24

In full uniform

Joe Hall served as a Navy Petty Officer First Class during World War II. Now 97, he was looking for a proper Navy uniform in which to be buried, and found a Dunedin, Florida seamstress who happily enlisted in the project. Steve Hartman reports.

• Jul 11, 2021
• 2:23

Missing WWII veteran’s dog tag discovered

For almost 80 years, Harlan Melinsky’s family lived with uncertainty after the WWII soldier went missing during battle in Itri, Italy. But Melinsky’s dog tag was recently discovered near his last reported sighting, finally giving Melinsky’s family a sense of closure. John Lauritsen reports.

• Jul 3, 2021
• 2:37

5/9/2021: Ingenuity and Perseverance, The Ritchie Boys

Perseverance rover, Ingenuity helicopter, and the search for ancient life on Mars; Then, stories from members of the Ritchie Boys, a secret U.S. WWII intelligence unit bolstered by German-born Jews.

• May 9, 2021
• 43:11

The Nuremberg Prosecutor

Ben Ferencz is the last Nuremberg prosecutor alive and he has a far-reaching message for today’s world. Lesley Stahl reports.

• Jun 27, 2021
• 13:49

The Nuremberg Prosecutor

Ben Ferencz is the last Nuremberg prosecutor alive and he has a far-reaching message for today’s world.

• Jun 27, 2021

U.S. documents solve mystery of war criminal's remains

U.S. officials apparently took extreme steps to keep Hideki Tojo's remains, and those of six others executed with him, away from ultra-nationalists.

• Jun 14, 2021

He was first set to graduate in 1945. He's now getting a diploma

At 93, Pat Moore proves that age, like the year on a diploma, is just a number.

• Jun 3, 2021

Bob and Elizabeth Dole's long personal and political history

Former Senator and presidential nominee Bob Dole and former Senator and Cabinet Secretary Elizabeth Dole are one of Washington's most celebrated power couples. Correspondent Rita Braver sits down with the 97-year-old World War II veteran, who is taking his diagnosis of Stage 4 lung cancer in stride, and his wife, to talk about their continued public service.

• May 30, 2021
• 7:32

A Medal of Honor recipient's continued service

During the Battle of Iwo Jima, in the face of powerful enemy resistance, Marine Cpl. Hershel "Woody" Williams succeeded in destroying several heavily-defended machine-gun pillboxes, and was awarded the Medal of Honor. But his service to his country, and his gallantry, did not end there. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin talked with the 97-year-old Williams, the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, about his continuing efforts for Gold Star families.

• May 30, 2021
• 7:49

A Medal of Honor recipient's continued service

During the Battle of Iwo Jima, Marine Corporal Hershel "Woody" Williams succeeded in destroying several heavily-defended machine-gun pillboxes. But his service to his country, and his gallantry, did not end there.

• May 30, 2021

Answers may finally be coming for families of "hell ship" victims

Tens of thousands of U.S soldiers died on Japanese merchant vessels that were turned into prison ships. Many were never found or properly identified, leaving anguished families searching for answers.

• May 29, 2021

Elizabeth Dole on Bob Dole's character

In this preview of an interview to air on "CBS Sunday Morning" this Memorial Day weekend, former Senator Elizabeth Dole talks with correspondent Rita Braver about a conversation her future husband, Senator Bob Dole, had with her mother concerning injuries he suffered during World War II.

• May 28, 2021
• 1:16

Wreck of USS Juneau found in the Pacific

One of America's most devastating losses in World War II came from a single family when a ship carrying five brothers went down. Seventy-six years after it sunk, the USS Juneau has been found on the floor of the Pacific. Anthony Mason reports.

• Mar 24, 2018
• 2:18

WWII ship USS Lexington found

The USS Lexington, nicknamed "Lady Lex," was crippled during a battle in 1942. It has now been found off the coast of Australia, 2 miles deep in the ocean.

• Mar 6, 2018
• 1:02

ICYMI: A look back at Sunday's 60 Minutes

The Perseverance rover, Ingenuity helicopter, and the search for ancient life on Mars; Then, stories from members of the Ritchie Boys, a secret U.S. WWII intelligence unit bolstered by German-born Jews.

• May 10, 2021

Real life Rosie dead

The woman who inspired "Rosie the Riveter," has died at age 96. Naomi Parker Fraley went to work in a factory during WWII, and didn't know she inspired the "We can do it!" icon until 2015.

• Jan 23, 2018
• 1:19

Car crash video

A photo of a car that crashed into the side of a building had a lot of people wondering, How did it happen? Also, the fifth largest diamond ever has been found, and a military dog from World War II gets honored.

• Jan 15, 2018
• 0:43

The secret U.S. unit that helped the Allies beat Hitler

The Ritchie Boys were responsible for uncovering more than half the combat intelligence on the Western Front during World War II. For the many German-born Jews in their ranks, defeating the Nazis was heartbreakingly personal.

• May 9, 2021

Standoff unfolds between Wisconsin and U.S. Navy over statue of badger

The badger statue belongs to the U.S. Navy but has sat outside the Wisconsin governor's office for more than three decades.

• May 8, 2021

Pearl Harbor proclamation

President Trump signed a proclamation for National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. This has been observed every year since 1994. Watch the president's remarks.

• Dec 7, 2017
• 6:46

The Forger

Adolfo Kaminsky isn't a well-known hero, but thousands of Jews in France during World War II owe their lives to him. Anderson Cooper reports.

• Oct 29, 2017
• 13:11

The start of the war for two "Ritchie Boys"

Sunday, Jon Wertheim tells the little-known story of the "Ritchie Boys," a group who used their knowledge of German language and culture to gather more than half the combat intelligence on the Western Front.

• May 5, 2021
• 1:13

German-born Jews carried out intelligence missions for U.S. in WWII

Sunday, Jon Wertheim tells the little-known story of the "Ritchie Boys," a group who used their knowledge of German language and culture to gather more than half the combat intelligence on the Western Front.

• May 5, 2021

Video of sunken WWII ship

First on "CBS This Morning," new video shows crews finding a World War II ship, USS Indianapolis, 72 years after it sank. The sinking of the USS Indianapolis led to one of the greatest losses of life from a single ship in U.S. Naval history. Of the 1,200-person crew, only one in five survived. Vladimir Duthiers reports.

• Aug 23, 2017
• 2:57

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