D-Day Story: Hubert Mark Altvater Army Air Force pilot Hubert Mark Altvater flew during the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944, and later was a prisoner of war...
D-Day Story: Sherman Baxter Army soldier Sherman Baxter recalls his experience during World War II, including the invasion of Sicily and D-Day.
Here's the Only Marine to Earn Both the Medal of Honor and Navy Cross During WWII Amid home-front honors, Guadalcanal's Gunnery Sgt. "Manila John" Basilone fought to return to the fight.
J.D. Osborne: Veteran Story Signalman first class J. D. Osborne was held at Mukden POW Camp for three years during World War II.
This British Admiral Led Naval Forces During Operation Overlord Adm. Bertram Home Ramsay of the British Royal Navy led the naval forces during Operation Overlord on D-Day.
D-Day Story: Malcolm Edwards I was a bombardier on the B-26 Nick's Chick in the 344th bomb group, 495th squadron. The following are the recollections that...
How Actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Crafted an Impressive Military Career Off screen, dashing film star Douglas Fairbanks Jr. contributed talent for naval deception during World War II.
One Sailor's Connection to the USS Porter, Shortly Before It Was Sunk 2nd Class Gunner's Mate Millard Simmons was on a nearby ship when the USS William D. Porter was sunk by the Japanese during...
This WAC Officer Fought for the Rights of Black Women in the Military Lt. Col. Harriet West Waddy was one of only two Black women to attain the rank of major in the Women's Army Corps during...
How the Manhattan Project Gained Momentum in Building the Atomic Bomb The atomic age formally began at exactly 5:30 a.m. (Mountain time) on July 16, 1945. At that moment, the Manhattan Project...
Army Dramatically Expands Combat Patch Eligibility The policy shift, issued last week, covers soldiers who served in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon...
Plans for Mass VA Firings Scuttled, But Department Still Expects 30,000 Employees to Leave on Their Own The announcement walked back previous plans, first revealed in a leaked memo in March, to fire as many as 83,000 employees as...
Colonel Retaliated Against Major for Talking to Congress About Red Hill Contamination, Report Says The report said that investigators substantiated an allegation that an Air Force colonel had retaliated against Army Maj...
Air Force Academy Cutting 140 Positions; Majors Affected? As the Air Force works to cut 5,000 positions before October, the Air Force Academy expects to eliminate 140 jobs.
Mystery on Pacific Seafloor Proves to Be Part of Daring WWII Saga, US Navy Says A mysterious object spotted on the South Pacific seafloor has been identified as the bow of a torpedoed World War II ship...
![At Alamagordo, N.M., a Manhattan Project team assembles "Jumbo" or "Big Brother" prior to its detonation on July 16, 1945.](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/media/history/cold-war/2017/02/jumbo-nuclear-bomb.jpg?itok=-uzptGc8 "At Alamagordo, N.M., a Manhattan Project team assembles "Jumbo" or "Big Brother" prior to its detonation on July 16, 1945. This detonation marked the first controlled atomic explosion and began the atomic age. (Los Alamos National Laboratory photo)")
