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.

Friends and family of a Vietnam veteran symbolically honored him with a Purple Heart medal he never received 55 years ago while recovering in Japan. Many know Lester F. Wray III as “Ripper” Wray or ...

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

World War II was one of the most transformative events of the 20th century. It was the largest war ever fought, with more than 50 nations and 100 million troops involved, and it reshaped geopolitics, ...

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

Every Friday she can be found at the Rosie the Riveter World War II ... 21 Medals of Honor and seven Presidential Unit Citations. Takeuchi himself was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart ...

With World War II raging in Europe and the Pacific ... “One of the guys said, ‘There’s your Purple Heart.’” He also earned a Bronze Star, with a “V” device for valor.

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