Private First Class Norman R. Thomas, a World War II veteran who went missing in action, was laid to rest in Chilton County ...

Speaker Frank F. Blas Jr. seeks to rename Route 6 the “World War II Survivors Memorial Highway,” as part of efforts to honor ...

He survived the hell of war and a POW camp, only to die in a heat wave in Chicago,” said a retired army captain Thursday as ...

A World War II veteran who helped liberate France celebrated his 101st birthday Thursday at one of the finest restaurants in the world. CBS News New York's Steve Overmyer takes us to a birthday ...

HOMEWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- There was a special honor Thursday for a World War II veteran who died alone during Chicago's 1995 ...

There was a special honor Thursday for a World War II veteran who died alone during Chicago's 1995 heat wave.

Thomas Odell Roberts celebrated his 100th birthday Thursday afternoon (July 17) at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4588 ...

Benjamin Broadwell Hagans marked his 96th birthday in a way that would make most people dizzy just thinking about it—by jumping out of an airplane. This wasn't ...

Thomas was a member of 48th Material Squadron, 5th Air Base Group, when Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands in ...

China has been displaying intellectual and innovative vitality for decades and the United States has scarcely mobilized.

Zamperini's dream of participating in the 1940 Tokyo Olympics was thwarted by World War II. The games were canceled and he traded his track shorts for a military uniform, thus commencing his second ...

Ed Gallagher, a longtime resident of Godfrey and World War II Navy veteran, celebrated his 100th birthday on July 12, 2025.