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A year after joining the Navy the day after graduating high school, Robert Curl of Alabama found himself on Omaha Beach...

It's believed Walters' crane helped sailors from the Pennsylvania shoot down at least eight to 10 attacking fighters.

"The Metal Detector" began airing on PBS and on PBS.org starting on Nov. 11, 2023.

James Clavell had some of the worst luck during his military service, but he would later use all of it to shape his future...

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A growing chorus of historians, members of Congress and the U.S. First Army are pressing the case for Waverly B. Woodson Jr...

J.D. Salinger was so devoted to his goal of becoming a published writer that not even the deadliest war in world history...

"Masters of the Air" is based on a thoroughly researched source, honors the courage and sacrifices of real U.S. service...

On the USS Barb's penultimate patrol during World War II, the Navy submarine executed a daring nighttime surface attack...