Few vessels defined the Second World War as aircraft carriers. What was once a niche vessel became a lynchpin for any modern naval force. America’s WW2 aircraft carriers were a cut above the rest ...

Aug. 22 (UPI) --The man believed to be the last surviving World War II official American ace naval fighter pilot has died at age 103. Described in his legacy.com page as a compassionate and humble ...

The Corsair performed well during World War II, claiming 2,140 air combat victories against 189 losses—an overall kill ratio of over 11:1. During World War II, many Japanese regarded America’s Vought ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Just months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, launching the ...

A rumor that circulated online in May 2025 claimed a video authentically showed a 95-year-old World War II veteran named Henry Whitaker singing for his fallen friend Thomas on NBC's reality ...

On the wintry night of January 30, 1945, Prison guards and personnel rushed outside the Cabanatuan POW camp in the Philippines. Their eyes fixed on an Allied aircraft that seemed to have leaped ...

In a recent op-ed in the Carroll County Times, “Trump got his WWII history wrong,” Doug Mallouk stated: “Regarding the 80th anniversary of V-E Day, Trump boasted that America had ‘by far’ provided the ...

American service members in Australia can find remnants of their World War II predecessors in the center of one of the country’s largest cities. Brisbane, in the eastern state of Queensland, has ...

In September 1943, the Italian battleship Roma was steaming toward Malta to surrender to the Allies when a pair of German Dornier Do 217 bombers appeared overhead. The planes released two Fritz X ...

A German submarine torpedoed the S.S. Pennsylvania Sun on July 15, 1942, destroying 107,500 barrels of U.S. Navy fuel oil. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Early on June 29, 1942, the 8,032-ton ...

Today, our Nation proudly commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Allied Powers’ triumph over national socialism and fascism, and the end of World War II in Europe — one of the most epic victories ...

World War II veterans Lester Schrenik, left, and Joe Etheredge, both standing, acknowledged the crowd attending a ceremony on the pier next to the USS Missouri on Tuesday to mark the 80th anniversary ...