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

Outdoor writer and photographer Corbet Deary is featured regularly in The Sentinel-Record. Today, Deary takes readers on a journey to Rohwer Relocation Center.

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

Thinking back to the missionaries who first came to her family’s home in West Germany, Gisela Wood said: “Heavenly Father ...

Boasting a 51-year career, the U.S.S. Missouri initially launched from the Naval Shipyard in Brooklyn in 1944.

"Not Too Far Distant" is a play coming to Fremont inspired by the story of SSgt. Clarence Williams and the letters he sent to his wife Gretchen during WWII.

The Fenton History Center will open its newest museum-wide exhibit at 11 a.m. today. “The exhibit teaches about the huge ...

“Every single man, woman and child is a partner in the most tremendous undertaking of our American history.” Sixteen million donned uniforms. The millions more who stayed home were a vast civilian ...

After locating potential remains, Project Recover sends information to the U.S. government to complete forensic analysis.

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

CARSON HAYEK, STAFF WRITER While students today pile into the Reilly Center for basketball games, students in the early 1900s ...