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

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

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

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

An American World War II warship sunk by Japanese forces in a fierce battle a few months after the attack on Pearl Harbor has ...

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

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

On Veterans Day, The Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History held a special event to honor World War II hero and Missoula ...

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, ...

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

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

Here, Josh Levine, author of The Secret History of the Blitz and a consultant on the film, talks to TIME about the hardships ...