Kelly was shot down in his "Heaven Can Wait" B-24 bomber over a remote bay in Papua New Guinea on March 11 ... and that the ...

The Navy destroyer was sunk in 1942 during World War II, after facing down overwhelming odds and fighting a pitched battle.

Second Lt. Thomas V. Kelly Jr. is the middle figure in the back row, standing, with his .45 pistol in a shoulder holster, in ...

The 11-man crew of "Heaven Can Wait" was on a mission to bomb Japanese anti-aircraft batteries when their B-24 was shot down ...

The wreck of a US warship sunk in a World War II battle dubbed one of the bravest ever stands by a US Navy vessel has been ...

The USS Edsall played a pivotal role in the Allied Pacific campaign in World War II. More than 80 years after sinking in ...

Henry Diedrich, left, with shipmate Alfred Bodhaine on liberty in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1943. Diedrich served on the U.S.S.

Laudie Joseph Hanel served in the North Dakota National Guard 164th Infantry from 1941 to 1945. After training at Camp ...

The 'Doomed Legion' who 'merely wanted to help Australia': The role of Prisoners during World War II Remembrance Day, ...

Paul Whitaker died a hero during World War II. The 24-year-old first lieutenant was posthumously awarded a Silver Star for ...

Born in France in 1854, Alexander Coeur later immigrated to Nova Scotia, where he met and married Nellie Harrigan. The newly ...

The United States was dragged unwillingly into World War II by the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, ...