The Department of Defense is commemorating the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, one the great historical events ...

Five days after the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, and just a day following Germany’s declaration of war against the ...

The Sullivans weren’t the only set of brothers from Iowa who served their country during World War II. There were eight brothers and a father from Odebolt who enlisted in the Navy as well. “They could ...

Long languishing in the dark depths of the Pacific Ocean, the sunken aircraft carrier USS Yorktown has held secrets for 83 ...

To help fund operating expenses, the General Spaatz Museum is selling raffle tickets for four random winners to take a flight in a vintage WWII-era B25 Bomber during the Mid-Atlantic WWII Airshow.

A crew exploring the USS Yorktown at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean came across the unexpected sight of a Ford automobile in ...

The “ghost blimp” has never been explained. L-8 was repaired and returned to service before being sent back to Goodyear, ...

Tough, reliable, and timeless—the M1911A1 was the trusted sidearm of American forces throughout World War II. From the ...

Gwenda Garde, aged 102, served in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service during World War II as a translator of Japanese ...

Cherubini’s remains were identified in December by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. He was 22 years old at the time of his death on June 16, 1944. The agency then notified the family and briefed ...

NOAA Ocean Exploration has released new images from a dive inside the USS Yorktown, the legendary US Navy aircraft carrier ...

The Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber was trapped inside the USS Yorktown with this bomb still attached to its cradle. The aircraft carrier was sunk by a Japanese submarine after the 1942 Battle of ...