Eighty years after he was reported missing in action, Cpl. Melvin Leslie Huff has been identified. He will be buried June 28 ...

John Wardell, 99, as he and U.S. Army Ranger veterans from World War II were honored with the Congressional Gold Medal on ...

About two years ago I was talking with Mike, a friend of mine I've known since Ronald Reagan was still in the White House, and he asked me a question out of left field: What if we went on a tour of ...

After 24 years since its disappearance, a family from Central Illinois was reunited with a Purple Heart from World War II.

One of Quad-Cities' few remaining World War II veterans of D-Day has died Thomas Geyer Apr 28, 2025 Updated Apr 28, 2025 0 Henry Langrehr Contributed photo Thomas Geyer ...

Placid Lassie was back at Normandy last year for D-Day's anniversary. It is on full display through Sunday, which is the last day of World War II Weekend.

World War II veteran John “Harry” Kellers beamed from his folding chair Sunday morning, underneath a shade tent in the ...

The medal belonged to Army Private John L. Moore, a D-Day survivor who earned the Purple Heart after being wounded during ...

In a heartfelt ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Decatur, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned a lost Purple ...

LA FIERE BRIDGE, NORMANDY, France – In recognition of the heroic actions of the Eighth Air Force during World War II, The ...