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‘Take her down!’ WWII submarine skipper sacrificed with final order
Shot and clinging to the boat's bridge frame, submarine commander Howard W. Gilmore's gave his final order.
By Jon Guttman
How a mother managed to save her son at Guadalcanal — from Ohio
"My mother had put her arms halfway around the world to save me," Elgin Staples later recalled.
A flag carried by a WWII Japanese soldier is returning to his family
Known as a Good Luck Flag, it was displayed for 29 years at the USS Lexington Museum in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Tony Bennett, American music icon and WWII veteran, dies at 96
A combat infantryman during WWII, he served as a librarian for the Armed Forces Network after the war and sang with an army big band in occupied Germany.
By Charles J. Gans
‘Oppenheimer’ is a chilling look at mankind’s capacity for destruction
"Oppenheimer" hits theaters July 21.
By Sarah Sicard
The US military’s long history with drag
During World War II, cross dress events were not only sanctioned by the Army, but celebrated as a boon for morale.
By Sarah Sicard
Leon Gautier, last member of French D-Day military commando unit, dies
Leon Gautier was the last surviving member of an elite French unit that joined U.S. and other Allied forces in the D-Day invasion.
Opinion
Author retraces the steps of World War II journalist Ernie Pyle
Author David Chrisinger spent the past four years walking in war journalist Ernie Pyle's footsteps for his new book.
By David Chrisinger, The War Horse
100-year-old veteran getting help seeking Purple Heart for WWII injury
Army veteran Raymond Chambers never received a Purple Heart despite being wounded while serving during World War II.
By Sam Still, Chattanooga Times Free Press