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

8/16: CBS Evening News

President Trump's comments on the Charlottesville attack were rebuked by national Republicans - including former Presidents George HW and W. Bush; images of neo-Nazis on the march in Charlottesville and elsewhere are especially disturbing to Americans who risked their lives fighting and defeating the Nazis overseas.

• Aug 16, 2017
• 18:42

Mark Rylance on new film "Dunkirk"

Actor Mark Rylance earned an Academy Award for his portrayal of a Soviet spy in the movie "Bridge of Spies." Rylance returns to the big screen for World War II drama "Dunkirk" about the rescue of more than 300,000 British and Allied soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk in northern France. The film is being considered an early Oscar contender. Rylance joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss his new role and the real-life heroism that inspired the movie.

• Jul 19, 2017
• 5:14

WWII vet receives diploma

Elmer Shinskie received his diploma 70 years after he started high school in Pennsylvania. He was drafted to enter the Army in 1943 when he was in 10th grade.

• Jun 8, 2017
• 1:14

World War II torpedo boat restored

A World War II torpedo boat that sank three enemy ships and took part in two invasions has returned to its home port. Volunteers at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans spent more than a decade restoring PT-305 to the way it looked in 1944. Omar Villafranca reports.

• Mar 24, 2017
• 4:52

Greece defuses WWII bomb

Over 70,000 people had to be evacuated in Thessaloniki, Greece, so that authorities could defuse a WWII-era bomb. CBSN's Elaine Quijano has the details.

• Feb 12, 2017
• 0:31

Japanese PM at Pearl Harbor

President Obama returns to his family vacation after a historic visit to the USS Arizona Memorial with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. They honored more than 2,000 Americans killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 75 years ago this month. Chip Reid reports.

• Dec 28, 2016
• 2:45

Interviewing WWII vets

Rishi Sharma, 19, is no soldier. But the son of Indian immigrants is working tirelessly to preserve the legacies of World War II veterans so they can be honored for years to come. Steve Hartman reports.

• Dec 11, 2016
• 2:51

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