A critical advantage to the Mosquito’s wooden construction was its relatively light weight—giving it a fantastic top speed of ...

My grandparents, Nathan and Domenica Borga DePauli, had a farmette on the Route 61 side of Lawton’s Hill until after World War II. In fact, their house was demolished to make way for the new Route ...

Off the coast of Japan 80 years ago, a U.S. naval captain ordered his battleship to hold a burial at sea for a kamikaze pilot ...

A World War II vet wanted 100 cards before he became a centenarian on Friday — and ended up receiving close to 2,000 cards from all over the world. Gaston Pettigrew mailbox was flooded after the ...

The Hudson River has seen more than its fair share of tragedy this week after a tourist helicopter crashed into the water.

A Tampa Bay Area veteran, who may have been the oldest living World War II veteran in Florida, passed away on Sunday.

The motor torpedo boat (MTB), also known as the patrol torpedo (PT) boat, has acquired its own special swashbuckling aura ...

The World War II love story told through 200 letters has gone viral, with the vintage romance capturing Gen Z hearts.

I’ve learned there are a great number of people curious about aviation stories from World War II,” says Carl Molesworth, author of numerous books on the subject.

While stationed in Keflavik, Iceland, a lot of Lt. David Pingenot's off-duty time involved sound — the sound of rock and roll ...

CBS News' Edward R. Murrow was shocked by what he saw at the just-liberated Buchenwald concentration camp in 1945. Work continues to ensure the world never forgets.