The 24 U.S. Army service members aboard the C-47 Skytrain transport plane were excited for a day of sightseeing. Less than four months before World War II ended, the aircraft call ...

The WASPs risked their lives flying for the Army. But for decades, the U.S. government refused to recognize their military ...

Pfc. Norton Retzsch, a Marine Raider from Cincinnati, went missing during a 1943 battle in the Solomon Islands. DPAA used his great-niece's DNA to finally bring him home.

In January 1943, U.S. Army Air Forces pilot Richard Bong was already building a reputation that would eventually make him the top American ace of World War II. Flying his P-38 Lightning over the ...

Among the survivors of the relentless, high-altitude peril during World War II was a 23-year-old Army Air Force captain, R.C. Franklin of Mojave.

Air combat, or “dogfighting,” has been a defining element of modern warfare since World War I. Pilots who mastered aerial combat and achieved significant numbers of enemy kills are remembered as some ...

Take command of an elite air force unit across campaigns for Great Britain, the USSR, and Germany. Lead your team through high-risk, strategically critical missions that could change the course of the ...

A humble World War II veteran who died more than 40 years ago is about to be awarded the nation's highest honor. Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds of Knoxville, Tennessee, whose defiance of German captors in ...

ESCONDIDO, Calif. (KGTV) — An Escondido man will receive the Medal of Honor more than seven decades after his heroic actions during the Korean War. Bravery, he wasn't allowed to discuss for decades.

WASHINGTON — Korean War veteran Royce Williams, who was involved in a secretive dogfight with seven Soviet fighter planes more than 70 years ago, will receive the Medal of Honor, the White House ...

Retired U.S. Navy Capt. E. Royce Williams pictured in 2023 while receiving the Navy Cross. (Office of the Secretary of the Navy) Naval aviator Capt. Royce Williams, 100, is set to be awarded the Medal ...

FIRST ON FOX: China’s expanding push into the Pacific Islands is raising alarms among experts, who warn that Beijing is quietly working to establish a foothold in territory long viewed as vital to ...