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101-year-old Navy veteran honored at Memorial Day service
14+ min ago (522+ words) SLOAN, Iowa (KTIV) - Howard "Howie" Petersen is a decorated WWII veteran who enlisted in the U. S. Navy after graduating from high school in 1943. Petersen, now 101-years-old, was the guest of honor at a Memorial Day service in Sloan, Iowa. The service…...
Breaking the Hindenburg Line
9+ hour, 59+ min ago (147+ words) Time will not diminish the glory of their deeds." General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force during World War I, spoke those words about America's. .. Breaking the Hindenburg Line Posted By: DVC, 5/25/2026 12: 43: 31 PM Time will not…...
History of World War II: Singapore Threatened, the Japanese Advance Through British Malaya, 80 Years Ago
12+ hour, 44+ min ago (976+ words) Additional Note as of 25 May 2026: On 19 January 1942, the British prime minister Winston Churchill was shocked and disturbed to learn, for the first time, and after more than two years of Britain being at war, that absolutely no field defences had…...
Kansas City marks 100 years of honoring fallen service members at Liberty Memorial
14+ hour, 44+ min ago (461+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. " Kansas City's World War I Museum and Memorial is marking 100 years of honoring fallen service members this Memorial Day weekend, with community-wide activities and displays celebrating the milestone. Crowds gathered early at Celebration at the Station to…...
War Stories in Their Own Words: "It seemed we were walking down a canyon of death
11+ hour, 30+ min ago (2050+ words) Editor's note: The Morning Call is republishing this 2007 interview of Horace F. Rehrig, a World War II sailor, in honor of Memorial Day." Horace F. Rehrig grew up in West Bowmanstown, went to Lehighton High School and joined the Navy in the…...
Essex veteran who built Mosquitos during World War Two turns 100
17+ hour, 18+ min ago (335+ words) A veteran who helped build some of the most iconic planes of World War Two has celebrated his 100th birthday. Stanley Hills, from Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, got together with close family on Saturday for his celebrations. He joined the De Havilland Mosquito…...
Jackson native who went missing in action during WWII to be buried with full military honors
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (767+ words) JACKSON " A burial with full military honors is planned Wednesday in Jackson for Lt. (Jr. Grade) Thomas Arthur Ruth, whose remains were discovered more than 80 years after he was declared missing in action when his plane crashed into the Pacific…...
20 Colorized Photos from World War II - AOL
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (331+ words) Flying over an erupting volcano is the most macho thing I've ever seen. It is hard to imagine anything more intense than that moment. The 442nd Regiment was made up mostly of second-generation Japanese American soldiers who fought during World War…...
101-year-old WWII veteran flies again
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (58+ words) KSDK 101-year-old WWII veteran flies again To stream 5 On Your Side on your phone, you need the 5 On Your Side app. Download the 5 On Your Side app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video Before…...
Rhode Island's sunken U'Boat hints at a WWII secret long overlooked - AOL
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (896+ words) I've long been intrigued at mentions of a sunken German U-boat explored by divers in Rhode Island waters. But I'd never known if that was a sign World War II naval battles happened close to America. Well, I just looked…...