World War II

Retired Army Lt. Col. Rex Smith recalls landing at Utah Beach during the Allies' invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.

In December 1943, Army soldier I.J. "Irish" Degnan was transferred from the 28th Infantry Division to Headquarters V Corps...

Founder Don Milne needs your help to write biographies of the fallen in time for the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII.

Sgt. Alfred Schmid became part of the largest Marine force ever engaged in landing operations at Guadalcanal.

The Eskimo Scouts included 27 women, one of them in a combat role, along with an 80-year-old man and a 12-year-old boy.

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Young sailor Martin Matthews survived the sinking of the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

Morale is important in wartime and few things are better for morale than a little taste of home.

The Cohn Family escaped Germany, but when young Frank turned 18, he was drafted for World War II. He made the Army a career.

The huge aircraft is made entirely of birch wood and took around four years to complete.