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Virginia soldier killed during D-Day invasion accounted for more than 80 years later
U.S. Army Sgt. Ivor D. Thornton, 34, landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy in the second wave of the D-Day invasion on June 6, ...
The National Interest3d
After 82 Years, A Long-Lost RAAF WWII Baltimore Bomber Is Found
Fast-forward to 2024, and the Greek technical diving group AegeanTec, which specializes in exploring deep-water wrecks beyond the reach of recreational divers, located the wreck in 61 meters (200.13 ...
The Navy may revive this forgotten Alaskan base that sits halfway to Russia
Military leaders and a senator from Alaska have have discussed reviving a World War II-era base on Adak as part of the U.S.
Marine Corps Times9d
The accidental Word War II victory of a little PT boat that could
The motor torpedo boat (MTB), also known as the patrol torpedo (PT) boat, has acquired its own special swashbuckling aura ...
All That's Interesting11d
Australian WWII plane wreck discovered off the coast of Greece
The wreck of the RAAF plane Baltimore FW282, which was shot down by the Nazis in December 1943, was found in the Aegean Sea ...
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WWII soldier Sgt. Edward Kovaleski to be laid to rest at Arlington
The remains of a soldier from Massachusetts whose aircraft crashed in Europe during World War II in 1945 have been identified, and he will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery, the Defense POW ...
The Mirror19d
Germany launches first permanent foreign deployment since WWII – and it's on Putin's doorstep
Germany has launched its first deployment abroad since World War II. The country's parliament said troops will be sent to eastern Lithuania, which is NATO's eastern flank. The unit is to be fully ...
Wall Street Journal21d
Trump’s Trade War Arrives in America’s Heartland
DAVENPORT, Iowa—This stretch of America’s heartland sits far from any U.S. border, in a manufacturing hotbed on the edge of the Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area. But its economy is ...
ABC News22d
Ukraine accuses Russia of war crime for 'deliberate' strike on hospital
The aerial strike comes as Russia intensifies its ground operations. LONDON -- Ukraine has accused Russia of committing a war crime after a Russian drone struck a military hospital in Kharkiv ...
The Hindu22d
Hegseth joins WWII memorial service on his first trip to Japan
the friendship and trust that his country and Japan have developed while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor those who died in battle during World War II. The Atlantic releases ...
New York Post22d
Tate Gallery to return centuries-old painting Nazis stole from Belgian art collector during WWII
The art dealer fled Belgium with his wife in 1940, as the Nazis invaded. Hartveld survived World War II, but never saw his stolen collection again. His home and paintings were reportedly sold by ...
The Boston Globe22d
Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving WWII paratrooper, has died
Sergeant Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving World War II paratrooper and a member of the U.S. Army’s first all-Black parachute infantry battalion, has died. He was 108. Mr. Harris ...