World War II

A Louisiana man who is the oldest living World War II veteran in the United States has marked his 112th birthday

For more than seven decades, Martin Adler treasured a black-and-white photo of himself as a young American soldier with a broad smile with three impeccably dressed Italian children he is credited with saving as the Nazis retreated northward in 1944

Plans are underway to reinter the remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker at the Pantheon monument in Paris.

Prime Minister Yosihide Suga said Japan never forgets that the peace the country enjoys today is built on the sacrifices of those who died in the war.

An Army battalion that made history as the only all-female, Black unit to serve in Europe during World War II is set to be honored by Congress

In 1945, World War II Veteran Ed Kinslow missed his high school graduation because he was busy flying for the Air Force. At age 94, he is finally getting the chance to walk across the stage on graduation day.

After being stored away in plastic bags for years, a woman read the 99 letters her dad wrote her mom while away in the Army during WWII. NBC 5’s Kye Martin reports.

At a time when few women became pilots, the Federal Aviation Administration credits Hazel Ying Lee as the first Chinese-American woman to fly for the military, blazing her own trail

Nearly 80 years have passed since Marvin Cornett was wounded by a German mortar during a battle in World War II.

Five Holocaust survivors reflect on the significance of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and hope to get back to a life without restrictions.

The 10-man U.S. Army air crew, which included Bob Teichgraeber of Collinsville, was on a mission with dozens of other American planes on Feb. 24, 1944, to bomb a factory where Messerschmitt 110 fighter planes were produced in Gotha, Germany.

A man from Oak Lawn celebrated his 100th birthday over the summer and today he’s being honored on Veterans Day.

In honor of Veterans Day, we’re profiling a remarkable World War II vet who wants to share his advice on life and what he wants to see happen in today’s society. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen spoke to him about his incredible life.

The United Nations is marking its 75th anniversary with its chief urging leaders of an increasingly polarized, go-it-alone world to work together and preserve the organization’s most important success since its founding

Some U.S. veterans who planned to climb aboard a battleship in Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor to mark the 75th anniversary of the Japanese surrender that ended World War II instead watched a livestream of the ceremony from home

Someone uncovered a bit of explosive history Wednesday morning in their Southwest Side backyard. The Brighton Park resident was digging when he came across a live 75mm artillery shell dating back to World War II, according to Chicago police spokesman Tom Ahern. The man called in police officers who showed up and radioed in the bomb squad to the home…

A German court has convicted a 93-year-old former SS private of being an accessory to murder at the Stutthof concentration camp, where he served as a guard in the final months of World War II

Queen Elizabeth II has made a knight of the 100-year-old World War II veteran who captivated the British public by walking 100 laps of his garden and raising some 33 million pounds ($40 million) for the National Health Service

Dame Vera Lynn, the endearingly popular “Forces’ Sweetheart” who serenaded British troops abroad during World War II, has died at 103. During the war and long after, Lynn got crowds singing, smiling and crying with sentimental favorites such as “We’ll Meet Again,” and “The White Cliffs of Dover.” “The family are deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of…

This year’s D-Day anniversary in Normandy has turned out to be one of the loneliest observances ever