World War II

Born in Germany to Jewish parents, Ernest Strauss got out of Nazi Germany and came to the United States, where he joined the...

Dr. Simon V. Ward Jr., who once was torpedoed twice on his birthday, later joined the U.S. Navy Medical Corps.

U.S. Navy Chief Henry Clyde Daniels details Pearl Harbor and its aftermath during World War II in his diary.

Richard Nott Antrim was the executive officer of the destroyer Pope, sunk several weeks earlier during the Battle of the Java...

There was one major problem with bombing the camp: The technology for precision bombing didn't exist.

There likely could be other WWII Rangers who will be eligible for a second Congressional Gold Medal.

Ellsworth Wallace Haynes shares his stories of serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Bernard Law Montgomery's maxim of "training, training and more training," combined with a penchant for organization, helped...

Lt. Horace D. Warden, MC (Medical Corps), talks about serving aboard the USS Breese during World War II.

Odds are that when someone mentions John Wayne, they're either thinking about western movies or some old war film.