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

On Sunday, he attended a dinner at the Berks History Center in Reading with more than 50 other World War II veterans. He was ...

On this day, November 4, we delve into a rich tapestry of history, highlighting some of the most impactful events that have ...

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

On Oct. 26, 1944, after four days of furious fighting, the World War II battle of Leyte Gulf, largest air-naval clash in ...

Imperial Japan sent its first wave of kamikaze suicide planes to the U.S. Navy off the coast of the Philippines on Oct. 25, ...

I think I may have submechanophobia. The very thought of being submerged underwater in a solid metal casket loaded with explosive torpedoes chills me to the core. And yet, for Adolf Hitler, ...

Historic aircraft weren’t the only draw at the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum on Saturday. Visitors at a “Reenactment Day” event ...

TMJ4's Andrea Williams had an opportunity to sit down with a special veteran who's 104-years-young. Vernon C. Townsend ...

If you’ve ever wanted to ride in a military tank or fire a cannon from World War I, your chance to do so comes this weekend.

Historic aircraft weren’t the only draw at the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum on Saturday. Visitors at a “Reenactment Day” event ...