Army Pvt. Charles William Smalley Jr., a Chesterton native, was 19 when he died in combat in 1944 but no one knew where his body went.

While soldiers in battle have long worn headgear for protection, helmets issued during World War II were never meant to be ...

What did our fathers and grandfathers take to war with them, to World War II? What did the American soldier carry in his pockets? It can tell us a lot about their daily lives. Small, wallet-sized ...

Though poison gas wasn’t used during the D-Day invasion, Allied forces came prepared. In this video, we explore the protective gear, training, and tactics soldiers carried with them in case chemical ...

The U.S. Army awarded him two Purple Heart and two ... Langrehr was named a knight of the Legion of Honor for his actions during World War II. The ceremony took place at the French residence ...

SEATTLE — Two men arrested in Washington state with an arsenal that included dozens of guns, explosives and body armor, along with Nazi paraphernalia, were former military members who attacked a ...

They had attempted to steal about $14,000 worth of body armor, ballistic helmets and communications equipment Sunday, most of which they left behind when they dropped their rucksacks ... World War II.

But in a sunny corner of the international terminal, 104-year-old World War II veteran Dominick Critelli ... Critelli was in the Army from 1942 to 1945, rising to the rank of staff sergeant.

HAMPTON, Va. — A World War II Army veteran is celebrating a major milestone in Hampton. Beatrice F. Coleman turned 103 years old on Friday! The Lorraine Bethea Hospice Foundation threw her a ...

The statue of Lord John Scott, in Dunchurch, Warwickshire, has been dressed with military gear including an old British tin helmet with a gun, flask, belt and rucksack. A beacon will be lit in the ...