Army historian Peter Knight joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about World War II. What is the timeline of World War II? Who, exactly, were the ‘Ghost Army’ in World War II? How ...

The seven soldiers were kicked out of an ROTC program as World War II began. Last week, they were commissioned as Army officers eight decades later.

Judy and Scott Gill of Prairie du Chien, Wis., made a special visit to Fort McCoy on Dec. 2 to deliver 26 vintage photos of Army activities around then-Camp McCoy during World War II and before. Judy ...

Francisco Ybanez is celebrating his 103rd birthday on Sunday, Sept. 28, marking more than a century of life that includes service as a World War II Army veteran. The Alice resident was visited by ...

A West Sacramento Veteran celebrated his 100th birthday.

(WASHINGTON) — “We didn’t do it for recognition. We did it out of duty to one another and to our country.” Those are the humble words of Pfc. John Wardell, 99, as he and U.S. Army Ranger veterans from ...

Agnes Lowe may have turned 100 but she’s still got work to do. She’s advocating for long-overdue recognition. Lowe is pushing lawmakers to finally recognize those who served in the U.S. Cadet Nurse ...

On the 7th of December 1941, the Japanese launched their surprise military strike on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor. It led to the United States formally declaring war on Japan, and vice ...

BEIJING (Reuters) -China will stage a massive military parade next month involving tens of thousands of people in the heart of Beijing to commemorate 80 years since the end of World War Two following ...

As the number of remaining World War II veterans continues to dwindle, Gilbert “Choc” Charleston, one of the last Native American WWII soldiers and the final surviving member of his unit, died on ...

A technical inspection team from the Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Battalion Support Command identified the recovered items as ...

“We didn’t do it for recognition. We did it out of duty to one another and to our country.” Those are the humble words of Pfc. John Wardell, 99, as he and U.S. Army Ranger veterans from World War II ...