Mark Kinsler reflects on a cardboard tube that was a case for a mortar round and is reminded that the WWII generation didn't always tell their stories ...
Robert Van Heck's family receieved an ominous letter from the Marine just minutes before learning he was killed, according to a news article.
For years, the U.S. Army's rations have included an unpalatable bar of Hershey's chocolate. Find out the real reason for the ...
A lost Purple Heart belonged to Edward Gorski, a soldier who took shrapnel to the face in the final days of World War II.
Years into the war with Russia, the Ukrainian state has not resorted to widespread nationalizations or labor conscription.
The outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939 returned the Canadian Red Cross Society (CRCS) to its roots as a wartime humanitarian aid organization, and returned it to the size and strength ...
Infants who experienced rationing had a meaningfully lower risk of diabetes and hypertension decades later ...
Eighty years ago the Battle of the Bulge started, Germany’s last big offensive against the U.S. and Allies during World War ...
In North Platte, it’s always a Canteen Christmas. Wednesday marks the 83rd anniversary of the World War II Canteen, the ...
When World War II ended, the Gato was essentially obsolete. With a test depth of just 300 feet, the Gato was already behind ...
The resilience shown through these meals offers a glimpse into how families coped with the hardships of wartime. These ...