Warwood natives Tim and Jim Nodurft died serving their country in the European Theater during World War II, but their story ...

Jeffboat built a reputation as one of the country's largest inland shipyards, and while the company is known for the massive ...

The U.S. Navy's use of pigeons began decades before World War II, but the birds found their most critical mission during the ...

On Oct. 26, 1942, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier the USS Hornet was sunk during pitched fighting in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. Strapped to the deck of the carrier was a farming tractor, ...

Ensign Eugene Mandeberg, a U.S. Navy pilot shot down on the last day of WWII, will be buried with full military honors on Sept. 14. Mandeberg's remains were recently identified through new DNA ...

Two Texas heroes were buried more than 80 years after they were killed in action on two of the most consequential dates in ...

The introduction of the helicopter changed how armies operate. This multi-role aircraft can be a potent offensive weapon, an efficient transport method, a crucial medevac resource, and a versatile ...

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Ensign Eugene E. Mandeberg, a 23-year-old U.S. Navy Reserve pilot from Detroit, who was killed during World War II, has been officially accounted for, the Defense POW/MIA ...

There are numerous reasons for World War II being taught as extensively as it is, even almost a full century after it began. The massive scale of the conflict, the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany ...