World War II

World War II bomber pilot John "Lucky" Luckadoo flew B-17 Flying Fortresses over France and Germany between June and October...

The use of penicillin as a treatment didn't become widespread in the United States military until 1943.

Celebrate National Doughnut Day with the sweet treat that landed at D-Day, Da Nang and everywhere else U.S. troops were sent.

After 25 dogs of war gave their lives to save Marines recapturing Guam, the Corps gave them a final resting place.

Maynard "Snuffy" Smith may not have been a likable guy, but he earned the Medal of Honor as an Army Air Forces airman during...

Josephine Baker was a worldwide sensation at a time when Black performers were playing to segregated audiences in the United...

During World War II, a young John F. Kennedy was nearly killed when a Japanese destroyer hit his patrol torpedo boat in the...

Henry Erwin carried a burning bomb while blinded and on fire for 22 seconds. "It felt like miles," he later said.

After World War II, many Japanese martial arts were banned in occupied Japan, but karate flourished.

A broom on the mast of a U.S. Navy ship means a clean sweep for that mission.