Johnson enlisted in the U.S. Navy in Boston at the age of 19. Once enlisted, he served aboard the U.S.S. St. Louis, which ...

Dressed in a period civilian flight instructor uniform, Chuck Workman of Lakewood, California, at right, watches a B-25 ...

Andrew Biggio never met his great-uncle, but he’s gotten to know him well. “My uncle was killed in World War II — I’m named after him,” Biggio said. “He didn’t make it home from his war, and I did. I ...

An American pilot killed in World War II has been accounted for 80 years after his bomber — dubbed "Heaven Can Wait" — crashed off the coast of New Guinea, U.S. officials revealed Monday.

Anna Mae Robertson was part of the 6888th, the battalion responsible for sorting and distributing two years of backlogged mail. A Black Milwaukee veteran who played a vital role in World War II is ...

PARIS — The disposal of what Paris police called an ‘’excessively dangerous'' unexploded World War II bomb caused hours of transportation chaos Friday on rail and road networks in the French ...

The device was found close to where dozens of Olympic events were held. LONDON -- Eurostar trains to London, including all trains heading to northern France, stopped abruptly on Friday morning ...

Eighty years after nine airmen lost their lives in a bomber crash in Surrey, a service to commemorate them has been held. An ...

in World War II. Thinking individuals will be unsurprised to learn that the Enola Gay was not actually named after the sexual orientation. The plane was named after the mother of its pilot ...

A major London museum was evacuated after a visitor brought suspected WW2 “ordnance” into the site. The Imperial War Museum in Kennington, which houses a large number of WW2 objects ...

It was one of eight such shelters built by the UK government during World War II in response to Germany’s Blitz bombing campaign that claimed the lives of around 30,000 people in London alone.

By James Barron Good morning. It’s Thursday. Today we’ll find out how a World War II fighter-bomber was squeezed into an exhibition space on the former aircraft carrier Intrepid. We’ll also ...