World War II

The remains of 186 sailors and Marines from the battleship USS Oklahoma have been identified through DNA testing.

The Library of Congress has interviews with ordinary Americans recorded on Dec. 8, 1941.

The new uniform may look a lot like the iconic pinks-and-greens worn during WWII, but senior leaders dropped the pinks.

The remains of 1st Lt. John D. Crouchley were found with the help of a 95-year-old Bulgarian villager.

Ninety-three-year-old Lee Brundige was using his car to sleep in when he was offered a place to stay.

VA estimates that, of the 16 million service members who served during WWII, roughly 500,000 are still alive today.

Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein and L. Ron Hubbard all served their country during World War II.

Since Nazi medical research didn't actually create zombie soldiers (#truenews), should "Overlord" even count as a WWII movie?

See real footage of the prisoners compelled by the Japanese to build a bridge over the River Kwai.

Comic books had mastered escapist fantasy during the Great Depression — and that came in handy among troops fighting in WWII.