November 11, 2019 Virginia veteran, 93, who dropped out of high school to fight in WWII, gets honorary diploma James Yarbrough, during a Veterans Day ceremony, was left in tears fulfilling a lifelong dream. The 93-year-old veteran from Virginia was finally getting a diploma, more than 75 years after World War II interrupted his education.
November 11, 2019 Polish PM says Netflix World War II documentary showed 'hugely inaccurate' map: A 'terrible mistake' Poland's top leader has lashed out against Netflix over a World War II documentary that features what he claimed was a "hugely inaccurate" map that portrayed his country in a negative light.
November 11, 2019 Medal of Honor recipient's Purple Heart purchased at gun show, donated to school decades after it vanished A Purple Heart belonging to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient from Texas that had been lost for decades was bought by a woman at a gun show on Long Island, N.Y., this past September for $60 -- and on Friday, she donated it to a Texas school bearing the name of the honoree.
November 11, 2019 Eerie US WWII fighter plane that crashed off UK coast given protected status A U.S. World War II fighter plane that crashed off the coast of North Wales and occasionally appears from the sands has received protected status, officials announced Monday.
November 11, 2019 WWII US submarine wreck discovered 75 years after it sank The wreck of World War II submarine USS Grayback has been discovered off Japan 75 years after its sinking by a Japanese bomber.
November 10, 2019 D-Day hero surprised by friends, family with party on 95th birthday A World War II veteran who was honored for his bravery as a teenager celebrated his 95th birthday Sunday with a surprise party.
November 7, 2019 Russia re-enacts famous World War II parade with vintage tanks, uniforms in Moscow Thousands of Russian troops dressed in World War II-era uniforms marched alongside vintage tanks in Moscow’s Red Square Thursday in a re-enactment of a parade that symbolized the former Soviet Union’s determination to defeat the Nazis.
November 3, 2019 Holocaust survivors reunite with Greek rescuer in fading ritual Forty Israeli siblings who survived the Holocaust met the 92-year-old Greek woman who helped save their lives decades ago.
October 30, 2019 US WWII shipwreck discovered in the Philippine Sea is the deepest ever found The deepest sunken shipwreck ever discovered has been found in the Philippine Sea, researchers announced Wednesday.
October 30, 2019 Army sets sights on next generation of Monuments Men The U.S. Army is joining forces with the Smithsonian to train the next generation of "Monuments Men," the celebrated experts who saved artworks and historical treasures during World War II.
