NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. (WLS) -- Although Waukegan native Janice C. Christensen flew military aircraft during World War II, she was not recognized as a member of the military until Friday. At her grave ...

World War II veteran Edwin Gideons grew up as the youngest of 11 in his family. Times were tough in the 1930s in rural ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — After more than eight decades, a Wichita World War II veteran has finally returned home. 1st Lt. Herbert Tennyson, whose plane was shot down over Papua New Guinea in 1944, was ...

This video places you in the cockpit of a P-51 Mustang on D-Day, June 6, 1944. We follow the fighter pilot’s mission to protect Allied bombers, strafe enemy positions, and provide cover for the ...

Col. Joe Peterburs flew the same aircraft type he piloted during WWII. "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir reported on a remarkable moment as a 100-year-old World War II fighter pilot returned to ...

" (World War II) remains the standard, if you will, of recognition," Lempke said, but Johanns' efforts are also aimed at veterans of the Korean War, Vietnam, and, most recently, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Donald McPherson, a World War II veteran considered the nation's last surviving "ace" pilot from the conflict, has died at the age of 103 in Nebraska. While serving as a Navy pilot of F6F Hellcat ...

WWII veterans don't let the shutdown stop them from entering their memorial. Stars and Stripes reporter Leo Shane III tweeted an image of WWII veterans entering their memorial in Washington, DC, Oct.

SAN FRANCISCO - The remains of a U.S. soldier killed during World War II have finally been laid to rest 83 years after his death. A funeral service was held on Friday at San Francisco National ...