John Raaen, now 102, was among the first to land at Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944. (Courtesy of WWII Veterans History ...

The USS Esdall, a 314-foot destroyer sunk by Japanese forces in 1942, was known as "the dancing mouse" for its ability to ...

Durwood “Bud” Buchheim, 101, of Sun Prairie, and John Storer, 97, of Maple Bluff, are among the estimated 100,000 or fewer ...

Elementary school history lessons aren’t often taught by history makers, but the man at the front of this Kirkwood classroom ...

More than 200 servicemen were killed when the U.S.S. Edsall was struck by Japanese dive bombers in March 1942.

The wreckage of the U.S. destroyer USS Edsall, sunk by Japanese forces more than 80 years ago during World War II, has been ...

Hammond said the 314-foot destroyer held a special place in naval history. “The U.S.S. Edsall served valiantly during WWII, ...

Robert W. Boynton, 19, a West Aurora High School graduate, was murdered after his plane was shot down in Germany in 1944.

During his time in the Navy, veteran Richard Young captured some of the most raw and powerful moments of World War II. Young served in the U.S. Navy Pacific from 1943 to 1946 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, ...

Hidden histories come to life in this sprawling show, which includes photos, films and interactive touch-screen oral ...

The G.I. Bill, which provided life-changing education and housing benefits to millions of World War II veterans, excluded ...

Amid the bright flowers at The Californian, a small senior center in Woodland lies a living treasure of American history: ...