HOMEWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- There was a special honor Thursday for a World War II veteran who died alone during Chicago's 1995 ...

A decorated World War II veteran who died in the 1995 Chicago heat wave received a proper military funeral this week, 30 ...

This week marks the 30th anniversary of the infamous 1995 Chicago heat wave​, which took 739 lives. One of them was a World ...

He survived the hell of war and a POW camp, only to die in a heat wave in Chicago,” said a retired army captain Thursday as ...

If you visit World War II Weekend in Berwick today through Sunday, you’ll likely see vintage Jeeps, military trucks, and ...

After more than seven decades missing in action, U.S. Army Master Sergeant Wallace Simmons Jr. is returning home.

In March 1943, the U.S Army was on a critical mission - to prove it had learned from its bitter defeat at Kasserine Pass. East of the Tunisian town of El Guettar, the 1st Infantry Division , better ...

Set 100 miles southeast of Berlin in Poland, the 900 guards of Stalag Luft III oversaw 10,000 or so prisoners, all Allied ...

He was almost forgotten,” said Laure Dorchak of the local historical society. “People didn’t realize the significance of what ...

In World War II, the fighter pilots of the famed Tuskegee Airmen were given a strict order by their commander, Lt. Col.

MANASQUAN — The Manasquan Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1838 celebrated World War II veteran Louis Archinal on Saturday ...

A Woonsocket native who was wounded driving a boat full of soldiers onto Omaha Beach on D-Day will receive an award the World ...