At just 11 years old, Dotty Robe witnessed the death of her 14-year-old sister. It was the early 1930s. She died of complications from an appendectomy. Fever and pneumonia took her life. “That was ...

Rhoda was a long-time, active member of King Street Church of Chambersburg, PA and the Buds of Promise Sunday School class.

Great Migrations: A People on The Move is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, ...

Sailors from the USS Fort Worth laugh with Navy World War II veteran Elsie Kitty Rippin after they surprised her with cake ...

Workers from Meals on Wheels and sailors from the combat ship came together to celebrate the 101-year-old World War II veteran.

A WORLD War Two warship mystery has finally been solved after the wreck snagged on a fisherman’s net. The Vital de Oliveira ...

World War II is “fertile storytelling ground” for the new book “Hold Strong,” writes AP reviewer Rob Merrill about the work ...

During the panic of the disaster, the four chaplains organized evacuees, distributed life jackets from storage, and tended to ...

A German U-boat sunk the USAT Dorchester on Feb. 3, 1943, in the North Atlantic Ocean, killing 672 of the 902 servicemen, ...

After more than 80 years hidden beneath the waves off Rio de Janeiro, the location of a Brazilian troop transport ship ...

After the policy forbidding German Jews from serving in the U.S. military was changed during World War II, Pins joined the Army and was going through basic training, believing he would be sent ...

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) – A man in Maine celebrated a major milestone Friday. James Mardin is a World War II veteran who just turned 103 years old. The centenarian likes to hang out at the Maine ...