WWII soldiers posthumously receive Purple Heart medals

The men were among 31 soldiers killed when their C-46 transport plane hit a cliff while attempting to land in Okinawa, Japan on Aug. 13, 1945

• May 11, 2024

WWII pilot from Idaho accounted for 80 years after plane was shot down

Allan W. Knepper, 27, was among a squadron that encountered heavy anti-aircraft fire during an attack on Axis powers in July 1943.

• May 9, 2024

Italian village honors WWII U.S. soldiers

Every year, the Italian village of Montebuono gathers to remember eight U.S. soldiers killed in their town by the Nazis during World War II. An American family visited the small town to see how their loved one is being honored.

• Apr 29, 2024
• 03:20

Secret army of women who broke Nazi codes get belated recognition

At least 77 students from the women-only college at Cambridge University were recruited to the code breaking station during World War II.

• Apr 23, 2024

Log book from WWII ship mysteriously ends up in piece of furniture

A book with records of a U.S. Navy destroyer's trips during World War II was found in a piece of furniture far from the now-sunken ship.

• Apr 17, 2024

WWII bomber and crew's remains found in South Pacific

The bomber was found in Andrew Forrest's ongoing search for his uncle who has been missing in action since 1943.

• Apr 11, 2024

Rosie the Riveters honored

Decades after leaping into action during World War II, women who worked in factories and inspired Rosie the Riveter were honored with the Congressional Gold Medal. Nikole Killion reports.

• Apr 10, 2024
• 01:34

"Rosie the Riveter" inspirations honored

A long overdue Congressional Gold Medal will be presented to the women of World War II who inspired Rosie the Riveter and performed an exceptional service to their country. Dozens of women, most well into their 80s and 90s and some even a century old, will be there. Michelle Miller has more.

• Apr 6, 2024
• 06:05

Decades after their service, "Rosie the Riveters" to be honored

Of the millions of women who performed exceptional service, just dozens have survived long enough to see their work recognized.

• Apr 6, 2024

WWII bunkers, ammo unearthed during nature restoration project

Several "completely intact" bunkers were found buried just a few inches underground.

• Apr 5, 2024

Search launched for wreckage of WWII ace's crashed plane

Richard Bong, who shot down more planes than any other U.S. pilot, flew a fighter plane nicknamed "Marge" in honor of his girlfriend.

• Mar 26, 2024

"Ghost Army" awarded Congressional Gold Medal

Surviving members of a top-secret World War II unit nicknamed the "Ghost Army" finally received their recognition when they were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal Thursday. The unit used inflatable tanks and fake radio dispatches in an effort to fool the Nazis and draw attention from the real battlefield.

• Mar 21, 2024
• 01:05

Remains of WWII soldier ID'd 8 decades after he was killed

Officials have identified the remains of Noah C. Reeves, a U.S. Army soldier killed in action in 1944.

• Mar 19, 2024

18-year-old soldier identified after he went missing during Korean War

U.S. Army Cpl. Ray K. Lilly, 18, of Matoaka, West Virginia, went missing while his unit was fighting in North Korea on November 2, 1950.

• Mar 15, 2024

Philadelphia museum honoring Black veterans who serve in law enforcement

ACES Veterans Museum in Germantown is honoring Black members of law enforcement and veterans with medals during a ceremony on Tuesday.

• Feb 27, 2024

"I'll Have What She's Having" exhibit at Illinois Holocaust Museum teaches history of Jewish delis

While most people probably associate Jewish delis with New York, they also have important roots in Chicago's meat industry.

• Feb 2, 2024

Doughnut shop owner on being in internment camp

Jim Nakano has been serving doughnuts at his California shop since 1972. Adam Yamaguchi talks to Nakano about what it means to be a beloved part of the community and how his life was shaped by being sent to an internment camp at just 2 years old.

• Jan 28, 2024
• 01:33

2 more U.S. soldiers killed during WWII identified: "He was so young"

About 160 service members have been accounted for over the last fiscal year as part of a massive, yearslong effort headed by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

• Dec 21, 2023

Pearl Harbor survivors mark attack anniversary

Survivors of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, which propelled the U.S. into World War II, attended a remembrance ceremony Thursday. There were five survivors at the ceremony. A sixth, a 102-year-old California man, was planning to attend, but was unable to make the trip.

• Dec 7, 2023
• 00:46

Missing U.S. airman accounted for 79 years after bomber shot down

Staff Sgt. Franklin P. Hall, 21, was the left waist gunner on a B-24D Liberator called "Queen Marlene" when it was attacked by German air forces.

• Nov 28, 2023

Remains of U.S. tank commander killed in WWII ID'd 79 years later

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Gene F. Walker was 27 and commanded an M4 Sherman tank in November 1944 when his tank was struck in Germany.

• Nov 24, 2023

Honoring America's war dead far from home

100 years ago the American Battle Monuments Commission was created to honor fallen and missing service members overseas, with the promise that "Time will not dim the glory of their deeds."

• Nov 12, 2023

Liberation Pavilion a reminder of war's horrors

The Liberation Pavilion, which opened this month on the campus of the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, examines the legacy of the war and its lessons. Janet Shamlian has more.

• Nov 9, 2023
• 02:15

Liberation Pavilion seeks to serve as a reminder of the horrors of WWII

The Liberation Pavilion opened this month on the campus of the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.

• Nov 9, 2023

Dozens of WWII shipwrecks identified in Dunkirk channel: "Very moving"

Over 338,000 soldiers were evacuated during Operation Dynamo, cramming into military ships, fishing trawlers, ferries and tugboats.

• Oct 17, 2023

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