Both the Medal of Honor and the Purple Heart came from the Badge ... Kennedy received the Purple Heart for being wounded in World War II. He is the only president to have one.

Chief Warrant Officer John Gaynor Connolly served aboard the USS Oklahoma, which capsized during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Discover the Intrepid Museum's World War II exhibit, showcasing the Corsair aircraft and artifacts from Loren Isley's final mission and other historic items.

As some references to the historic contribution of women and other marginalized groups are being erased from the federal ...

and his medals — including a Purple Heart and Bronze Star — are in a case in an engineering conference room named after him on the second floor of City Hall. World War II Navy seaman Walter ...

World War II combat veteran Rueben Kolpack celebrated his 104th birthday on Wednesday, March 19. In the days leading up to ...

The Pentagon is facing backlash as multiple Department of Defense websites featuring military veterans who are women, ...

I’d say that the two most well-known facts about World War II are 1) that it happened; and 2) that it’s over. Of course, in the middle of it, exactly when the second part would occur wasn’t clear. Eve ...

A mostly forgotten plaque memorializing nine “boys of Lowertown” who died in service to our country is being added to the Secret Weapons of World War II exhibit temporarily, after the owner of the ...

The fall of the South Vietnam capital of Saigon on April 30, 1975 — soon to be 50 years ago — effectively spelled the end of ...

According to a post on Facebook from Operation First Response, they are having a “Call to Action” for WWII veteran Rueben ...

A U.S. pilot who was long considered missing in action after a failed World War II mission has been found ... were posthumously awarded the Air Medal and a Purple Heart, according to the American ...