Rochester POW gets a pair of jump boots, the best gift a WWII vet could want

Brian Danielson, a fellow veteran and friend, presents Ken Axelson, a World War II veteran and prisoner of war, with a brand new pair of leather jump boots on his 100th birthday Tuesday ... Read More

One of Charleston's last World War II veterans, a POW, dies at 102

Buddy, as he's called by friends and family, will be remembered as a doting father and husband, devout Catholic and decorated World War II veteran ... Star and Prisoner of War Medal, the World ... Read More

105-Year-Old WWII Vet ‘Overwhelmed’ by 1,500 Birthday Cards

A World War II vet who turned 105 last month was sent more than 1,500 cards from all around the world to mark the occasion, the Bangor Daily News reports. Armand Martin, who is currently living at ... Read More

World War II vet takes his dream flight

DENISON, Texas (KTEN) — Weldon McClane, a 99-year-old Army veteran, soared through the sky in a World War II-era biplane on Wednesday. McClane was attending Sadler High School when the ... Read More

World War II veteran and archivist Milton Pike recalls being an eyewitness to history

When I visited Milton in his Palm Beach County home, he shared his experiences as an archivist, lithographer and World War II veteran ... the United States Department of Defense. Read More

World War II veteran hopes to be awarded Victory Medal nearly 80 years later

CHICAGO — Almost 80 years after the end of World War II, a Chicago veteran made a significant discovery: he was never awarded the Victory Medal promised to him. Americans who served in World War ... Read More

Remains of Colorado World War II vet to be buried in California

McCartney, a World War II veteran who was killed in action ... Theater failed to recover any leads regarding his remains. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency historians conducted research into ... Read More

Members of WWII "Ghost Army" receive Congressional Gold Medals

Washington — Members of the Ghost Army, a top-secret military unit credited with saving thousands of Americans during World War II using distraction ... "This Congressional Gold Medal reaffirms ... Read More

World News

Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and did not give Washington a heads-up about it until right before it happened. By ... Read More

102-year-old World War II veteran honored

Gary served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He has become a local historian and has written several articles for the Susquehanna County Historical Society, as well as two books. Read More

World War II veteran to receive medals for service

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) - Nearly 80 years after he served in World War II, one Chippewa Falls man is being recognized for his time in the army. At 102 years old, Neil Korn, a World War II ... Read More

World War II Veteran celebrates 106 years of life

Born in 1918, Drake served his country in the Army during World War II. Although she’s no longer ... of God’s amazing power,” Robert told News 19. “A long life is magnificent in any ... Read More