Decades after Staff Sgt. William Owens' heroic actions at La Fiere Bridge, his Bronze Star was posthumously upgraded thanks ...

The first Americans to earn the Distinguished Service Cross were not combat soldiers but two women serving as nurses with the British Army before the U.S. entered World War I. On Aug. 17 ...

Staff Sgt. William D. Owen's Bronze Star was posthumously upgraded to the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions during WWII. (Courtesy 505th Regimental Combat Team/James J. Ricci family ...