Missing WWII soldier's lighter reunited with family after 80 years
Eighty years after a U.S. airman went missing in World War II, his family has received a token to remember him by.
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WWII ship sunk by U.S. found in Pacific, still armed with unused munitions
The Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki was discovered more than 2,600 feet below the ocean's surface near the Solomon Islands.
Severed bow of famed U.S. ship torpedoed in WWII found on Pacific seafloor
A Japanese torpedo slammed into the USS New Orleans in 1942, tearing off nearly one-third of the ship and killing over 180 crew members.
WWII veterans brought together by July 4th
Three World War II veterans turned a simple museum cookout in Northern California into something they will never forget. CBS News Bay Area's Rick Villaroman shows why their stories made the 4th of July celebration a lot more meaningful
3 World War II bombs defused in German city of Cologne, thousands evacuated
More than 20,000 residents were evacuated Wednesday from Cologne's city center.
WWII pilot credited with saving airman's life is finally accounted for
Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Charles W. McCook, 23, of Georgetown, Texas, was credited with saving a fellow soldier before his death.
WWII soldier finally laid to rest after 82 years
Decades after his death in a POW camp during World War II, Pvt. Bernard Curran was laid to rest.
Karin Prien on confronting rise of antisemitism
Karin Prien, post-World War II Germany's first Jewish federal cabinet member, shares her personal story and reflects on her political career as she makes it her mission to confront the rise of antisemitism in Germany and across the globe.
Spotlighting the Port Chicago 50 on Memorial Day
On this Memorial Day, we remember the worst stateside disaster of World War II and the dark cloud of injustice that hung over dozens of Black sailors for the decades that followed. Charlie D'Agata reports on the long fight for equality for the group of service members known as the Port Chicago 50. Charlie D'Agata has the story.
U.S., Italy unite to recover remains of missing American WWII soldiers
The U.S. and Italy signed a deal to bolster efforts to recover the remains of American soldiers who went missing in action during World War II.
Putin reassures Russians on Victory Day as Ukraine conflict drags on
China's Xi Jinping joined Vladimir Putin for a huge Victory Day parade in Moscow, hoping to reassure Russians of their nation's strength as the Ukraine conflict grinds on.
Putin lets U.S. media in for Victory Day as U.S.-Russia relations thaw
As Russia celebrates its 80-year-old victory over Nazi Germany, Putin wants the world to see that despite the new conflict in Europe, he still has friends in high places.
Ukraine says Russia attacking despite Putin's truce order
Ukraine says Russia has launched widespread attacks, calling Putin's declaration of a three-day truce a "farce."
Europe celebrates the end of WWII
Europe is starting to celebrate the 80-year mark of the end of World War II. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio breaks down what to expect.
How "Spitfires" helped end World War II
May 8 marks 80 years since people across Europe celebrated the Allied victory over Nazi Germany. While the fighting in the Pacific would continue for months, many saw it as the end of six long years of war. A new book tells the story of remarkable American women who helped that victory happen.
Congress honors all-Black female WWII unit
An all-Black, all-female World War II unit received the Congressional Gold Medal for improving soldiers' morale with their work sorting mail addressed to those on the frontlines.
Secret note found inside violin built in concentration camp
A Jewish prisoner at the Nazi concentration camp at Dachau secretly penned a short note and hid it inside a violin he had crafted under harrowing circumstances.
3 airmen killed in WWII accounted for 82 years after bomber crash
The three men were part of a crew carrying out a low-altitude bombing raid in Burma in August 1943.
Explorers at WWII shipwreck find aircraft from legendary battle
A remotely operated camera found surprising relics, including a plane that still had a bomb secured to it.
Explorers survey iconic U.S. WWII shipwreck — and find a car
A vehicle was found in the hangar of the USS Yorktown, which was famously sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Battle of Midway in June 1942.
U.S. soldier killed during D-Day invasion accounted for decades later
U.S. Army Sgt. Ivor D. Thornton, 34, landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy in the second wave of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944.
Why a U.S. officer ordered a military funeral for WWII kamikaze pilot
On April 11, 1945, a Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball during the Battle of Okinawa.
Inside Buchenwald, 80 years after Edward R. Murrow revealed its horrors
CBS News' Edward R. Murrow was shocked by what he saw at the just-liberated Buchenwald concentration camp in 1945. Work continues to ensure the world never forgets.
Airman who was shot down, imprisoned during World War II accounted for
U.S. Army Air Forces Cpl. Glenn H. Hodak was a gunner aboard a B-29 "Superfortress" in Japan in March 1945.
The history of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798
A federal judge heard arguments Monday on whether the White House violated a court order by deporting migrants without proper court hearings. The Trump administration claims it has the authority under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 because it alleges the individuals in question were Venezuelan gang members. CBS News' Lindsey Reiser takes a closer look at why Congress passed the 18th-century law in the first place.
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