World War II

Log book from WWII ship that sank off Florida mysteriously ends up in piece of furniture in Massachusetts

A notebook discovered inside a piece of furniture in Massachusetts turned out to be a written log of...

us | 5 months ago

Secret army of women who broke Nazi codes get belated recognition for WWII work

During World War II, dozens of women students at Cambridge University worked around the clock in com...

world | 5 months ago

WWII pilot from Idaho accounted for 80 years after his P-38 "Lightning" was shot down

2nd Lt. Allan W. Knepper took off from Tunisia in his P-38 "Lightning" jet as "one of many fighter w...

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WWII soldiers posthumously receive Purple Heart medals nearly 80 years after fatal plane crash

Five Hawaiian men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II were recog...

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Archaeologists search English crash site of World War II bomber for remains of lost American pilot

In recent months, the U.S. Department of Defense has accounted for dozens of missing airmen killed i...

us | 4 months ago

Bud Anderson, last surviving World War II triple ace pilot, dies at 102

The last surviving World War II triple ace pilot died at age 102 this week, more than 75 years after...

us | 4 months ago

U.K. review reveals death toll at little-known Nazi camp on British soil

London — It is not a commonly known fact that the Nazi's most westerly concentration camp during Wor...

world | 4 months ago

Legendary U.S. World War II submarine located 3,000 feet underwater off the Philippines

The final resting place of an iconic U.S. Navy submarine that was sunk 80 years ago during World War...

us | 4 months ago

World War II veterans speak to the ages

In 1943 Vincent Speranza, the son of Italian immigrants, enlisted when he turned 18. "I decided to b...

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One family lost 2 sons during WWII. It took 80 years to bring the last soldier home.

Elsie Thompson, the youngest of seven children, lost two brothers during World War II. Her sibling P...

us | 4 months ago

World War II veteran awarded Pennsylvania high school diploma 2 days before his death at age 98

Poolesville, Maryland — At a ceremony in Poolesville, Maryland, earlier this month, American Legion ...

us | 4 months ago

World War II veterans travel to France to commemorate 80th anniversary of D-Day

More than 60 veterans of World War II took off Friday from Dallas to France, where they will take pa...

us | 4 months ago

Parachute jump from WWII-era planes kicks off commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day

Parachutists hurled themselves from World War II-era planes into the now peaceful Normandy skies whe...

world | 4 months ago

Remains of World War II soldier killed in 1944 identified, returned home to Buffalo

The remains of an American soldier who was killed in World War II have been identified and returned ...

us | 4 months ago

D-Day paratroopers honored by thousands, including CBS News' Charlie D'Agata, reenacting a leap into Normandy

President Biden began a state visit to France on Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the Allie...

world | 4 months ago

Women codebreakers knew some of the biggest secrets of WWII — including plans for the D-Day invasion. But most took their stories to the grave.

Before 150,000 soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy for the military operation that would late...

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