George Pearson served on the arctic convoys and was awarded the Arctic Star medal for his service.

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As we celebrate Victory Day for World War II –- we celebrate America's monumental triumph Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home ...

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For decades people in the French village of Laneuveville-devant-Nancy celebrated an "unknown" soldier's sacrifice, until the ...

Over the past 40 years, memorials to America's 20th century wars have sprung up across Washington, D.C., with one conspicuous omission: There was no national memorial to veterans of World War I in our ...

When Allied codebreakers cracked encrypted messages during World War II, the course of the conflict shifted dramatically — ...

"World War II in HD" in available on the History Channel. (Wikimedia Commons) May is military appreciation month — a time to reflect with gratitude on the men and women who have served this country.

This remote South Pacific island was home to one of the least necessary battles of World War II. But these days, Peleliu in ...

After the end of the Second World War, concerns of a hypothetical third were raised, especially with the recent development of the atomic bomb. Throughout the Cold War, the world felt like it was just ...

U.S. national debt held by the public has surpassed the size of the economy for the first time since World War II, reaching ...