World War II veterans Robert Miller and Willard Smith found each other in the same assisted living facility 82 years after fighting in the Battle of Luzon.

He got his nickname after taking out two German tanks with his bazooka during the Battle of the Bulge. The fan of swing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Joey Balfour is the Assistant Director of Oral History at the National WWII Museum. The digital collections ...

Ret. Army Master Sgt. Ed Beck made it through three wars and nearly died in a German POW camp to still be present, sharing ...

Time is running out for the last living U.S. veterans of World War II. At 102 years old — “103 next month,” he said with a grin — Robert Heiss spends his afternoons playing cribbage and devouring ...

In 1984, President Reagan commemorated the 40th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy, and paid tribute to the World War II soldiers known as "The Greatest Generation." "These are champions who ...

Emma Buckmaster was an emotional and psychological lifeline.

If we don't ask now, these stories will be gone.' That belief drives Zach Dunn as he travels across the province, recording stories of aging soldiers ...

CHICAGO (WBBM) – A pair of veterans who fought in World War II have finally crossed paths again. Willard Smith and Robert Miller recently reunited at Tabor Hills, a health care facility in suburban ...

Senator Moody honored Florida's oldest living WWII veteran, Duane Brewton, on his 109th birthday, highlighting his service ...

Ray Curtis, North Dakota’s oldest living World War II veteran and a retired farmer, is celebrating his 109th birthday today, Feb. 11. Curtis, who served in the U.S. Army for five years, including ...

BERKS COUNTY, Pa. (WPVI) - A 99-year-old World War II veteran recently returned to Germany to the site where he lost his hand decades ago. The trip was all thanks to a Pennsylvania college student ...