The women were sent to Europe to clear a backlog of 17 million pieces of mail waiting to be sent to U.S. troops.

Some of history's most ingenious military deceptions took place during the Second World War. In fact, behind many of the well ...

One ferry was forced back to Delaware after officials discovered the unexploded ordinance during low tied. The Cape May-Lewes ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will host a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony to the members of the “Six Triple Eight” ...

The Kremlin has declared a 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine next week as Russia marks Victory Day in World War II.

Day, is commemorated as the day on which Japan surrendered in World War II. The Pacific Ocean theater of World War II saw ...

The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, the Six Triple Eight, will be presented with the ...

The only Black, all-female unit serving in Europe during World War II received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday at the ...

"I am more than honored to be with you today to present the Six Triple Eight with our nation's highest civilian award, the long-awaited, much-sought-after Congressional Gold Medal," Cummings said.

It was an announcement met with brief cheers and applause from more than 250 service members who greeted President Donald ...

Two of Omaha's living World War II veterans were honored with a ceremony on Monday. Donald McWhirter and Les Rygg received ...

Elly Gotz, who grew up in Lithuania, was one of those prisoners. In 1941, Gotz was 13. He remembers the German Army arriving ...