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World War II vet's remains buried after being ID'd 80 years later

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 21:10:00 GMT

"I got to meet my dad for the first time." A World War II veteran was finally put to rest in the East Bay after his remains were identified after 80 years.


101-year-old World War II veteran leads Veterans Day parade in Columbia

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:46:00 GMT

In Maury County, the second Veterans Day parade in the past 20 years was held in Columbia. Best of all: the parade was "grand marshaled" by a 101-year-old World War II veteran.


World War II veteran hopes to inspire everyone to lead with kindness

Sun, 10 Nov 2024 18:42:00 GMT

Veterans Day is Monday, and PIX11 News is highlighting the story of a local World War II vet who has spent his life serving his country and community. At 99 years old, Theodore Dixon has lived through ...


World War II California veteran reflects on her 103 years of life

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:59:00 GMT

Amid the bright flowers at The Californian, a small senior center in Woodland lies a living treasure of American history: Evelyn Dahl.


Facts About the Armistice That Put an End to World War I

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:04:00 GMT

AM on November 11, 1918, the Armistice that put an end to the fighting of World War I came into effect. After over four years of relentless combat throughout Europe, the Middle East and other regions ...


King George VI’s Service in the Great War Majorly Influenced His Actions During World War II

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 11:37:00 GMT

Toward the end of World War I, King George VI served with the Royal Naval Air Service. He was appointed Officer in Charge of Boys, then Officer Commanding No 4 Squadron of the Boys’ Wing, at the ...


World War II Museum in New Orleans spotlights Black service members with special exhibit

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:45:00 GMT

Hidden histories come to life in this sprawling show, which includes photos, films and interactive touch-screen oral histories.


Walter Hurd took part in World War II history

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:00:00 GMT

Editor’s Note: The late Walter “Wally” Hurd, a World War II veteran, attended numerous ... hundreds of planes and gliders to begin history’s largest airborne assault at the time.


'We owe our freedom to those heroes... we must remember them': KATE PICKLES walks through the memories of her family's sacrifice in the Second World War as she meets the French ...

Sun, 10 Nov 2024 01:48:00 GMT

The crew of NG176, a doomed Lancaster Bomber, which went down over France in 1944, have been honoured with a memorial in France, 80 years on.


Remembering our war heroes

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:00:00 GMT

Carolyn Grant spent three days walking around cemeteries in Jackson County looking for gravestones with certain names on them. They were more than just names. They were sons. Brothers. Husbands.


Review: 'The Endurance' author Caroline Alexander turns her attention to World War II in new book

Sun, 10 Nov 2024 00:29:00 GMT

Caroline Alexander’s World War II aviation history deals with Allied efforts to get supplies to China, a mission hampered when Japan captured the Burma Road, the tricky land route to China. Military ...


Trump’s Win Ends a Post-World War II Era of U.S. Leadership

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 10:08:00 GMT

For the past four years, President Biden has argued that the first Trump term was a blip in American history. The election has proved that President-elect Donald J. Trump was no aberration.