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World War II veteran awarded Purple Heart 80 years later
A 100-year-old veteran in York County received his Purple Heart 80 years later. “The Purple Heart means quite a bit,” Sergeant Harold “Bud” ...
SF police escort remains of missing World War II Veteran for long-awaited homecoming
The San Francisco Police Department assisted the U.S. Army in receiving and escorting the remains of missing World War II veteran U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Yuen Hop on Friday. The procession of Hop’s ...
KMA Land2d
World War II veteran, Gravity native receives 'Bronze Battle Star' 80 years later
An honor nearly 80 years in the making, a World War II veteran from Taylor County finally received his Bronze Battle Star.
Military Times on MSN1d
One of the last remaining Tuskegee World War II veterans dies at 100
Harry Stewart Jr. was one of the legendary flying corps’ most decorated pilots during the WWII, having claimed three Nazi ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN5h
Warship Sunk by the Nazis During World War II Located Off the Coast of Brazil
A German submarine torpedoed the "Vital de Oliveira" in July 1944, killing some 100 of the 270 crew members onboard ...
80 years later: 93-year-old Bay Area woman reunited with brother who went missing in World War II
After 80 years of uncertainty, a 93-year-old San Francisco woman is overwhelmed as her brother, Sergeant Yuen Hop, a World War II airman declared missing in action, is finally brought home to the Bay ...
Sterling Legion chaplain hopes to revive World War II story of brotherhood, selflessness
Sterling American Legion Chaplain Gordon E. Harris is reviving a mostly forgotten story about the sinking of the United States Army Transport Dorchester during World War II and the selfless acts of ...
Military Times on MSN4d
After 50 years, this WWII soldier finally received his Medal of Honor
After decades of discrimination, Vernon Baker was finally recognized for his heroism during an assault on a German stronghold ...
War medal awarded to Cumbrian pigeon for sale for £10k
A pigeon unintentionally became a hero during World War II and was awarded The Bravery Medal. It has been reported that the medal the pigeon was awarded has gone up for auction for £10,000. Tommy, a ...
Military Times on MSN1d
The 5 Americans who made history by earning the Victoria Cross
Since Queen Victoria instituted the Victoria Cross in 1856, five American-born men have received Britain’s highest military ...
Northwest Asian Weekly5d
Strickland joins colleagues to honor Korean American military hero Col. Young Oak Kim
Washington State Rep. Marilyn Strickland has joined California representatives Young Kim and Dave Min in reintroducing a ...
WW2 medal awarded to homing pigeon sold to Cumbrian museum
A military medal, which was awarded to a Cumbrian racing pigeon who assisted the Dutch Resistance during the Second World War, has been sold at auction and will return to his local area.