Jack Dougherty was just 21 years old in 1945 when he and fellow soldiers came across something they could not fathom — the ...

Jack Dougherty, a World War II veteran who lived in Lakewood ... It was still being defended by German troops and SS officers — but not for long. “We didn’t take any prisoners that day ...

It was like he was looking right at me.” These were the words Heidy Baker uttered when she saw the bronze statue of her late husband for the first time Wednesday. At least 100 community members and ...

The Artillery Depot reported grumblings about money, medals and ... who had joined the German or Japanese armies – were imprisoned in the Red Fort in Delhi. Three senior officers were put ...

Here are their qualifications: It is George H.W. Bush, president from 1988 to 1992 and one of the youngest naval aviators of World War II, who has ... Cross and three Air Medals.

The men identified as ‘black’– those who had joined the German or Japanese armies – were imprisoned in the Red Fort in Delhi. Three senior officers were put on trial for treason, found guilty but ...

Prohibited from serving with the U.S. Army as a medical officer, Barbara Stimson was ... volume titled Major Barbara’s Memories of World War II. Built in 529, the Abbey of Monte Cassino ...

When World War II broke out, the elder Wood joined Gen ... he still joined the Pennsylvania National Guard. An artillery officer, he was eventually called to active duty in 1943, and by December ...

100-year-old World War II Naval Officer Bob Phalen tells us that he ... was captured in the Battle of the Bulge. He was a German prisoner of war for about six months. He died early, so I ...

It’s important that I tell you about my Grandaddy’s medal, because I ... Tim Benjamin both served in World War II; Ross as a Navy corpsman and Benjamin a police officer with the Army. Benjamin was ...

While in the make-believe world of cinema, we have heroes and villains fighting each other, the army or military are people who lay down their lives for their jobs. They live lives way more dangerous ...