World War II

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.

Matt Urban is one of the most decorated soldiers ever, but no one knew for more than 30 years.

The Distinguished Service Cross is the United States Army's second-highest military honor.

Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering thought no one could escape from Colditz Castle. He was wrong.