world war ii

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Corps Veteran Juan Rangel. Juan served during World War II from September 1942 to November 1945.

World War II Army Veteran J. David Bailey is 95 years old and oversees Veterans Day events at the White House and Arlington National Cemetery.

Frank McFadden was awarded four Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Purple Heart, twelve Air Medals, and two Navy Commendation Medals.

Clarence, along with 16 other soldiers, was part of 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, which was the Army’s first all-black paratroop unit.

The purpose of this high school student's mission is simple; capture the first-hand accounts of our heroic World War II Veterans, and publish their stories.

During World War II, Arthur was drafted as an infantryman and fought during the Battle of the Bulge.

Mitchell Red Cloud Jr. was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Korean War.

Navy Veteran Charles Harold Harper served aboard the USS Waters APD-8 during World War II.

Father Aloysius H. Schmitt was a Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, who served as a chaplain in the United States Navy at the beginning of World War II.

Army Veteran William D. Irons served from 1943 to 1945 during World War II.

Pearl Harbor survivor Sterling Cale shares his perspective during the attack, how he responded, and his role in recovering bodies afterwards.

George enlisted with the U.S. Marine Corps as a 17-year-old in 1943. Like many of his Navajo Code Talker comrades he lied to recruiters, claiming he was 20-years-old, while attending a school at Fort Wingate.