A collection of rare scientific papers written by mathematician, computer scientist and Second World War codebreaker Alan Turing has sold for a record £465,400 (€544,400) at auction in Lichfield, UK.

Joe Foss received the Medal of Honor for his actions as a Marine Corps fighter pilot during the Guadalcanal campaign in 1942 ...

Remember the past or risk repeating yesteryear's mistakes. These 23 films span generations and are foundational to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. World War II hero Lt. Col. George Hardy, the youngest of the Tuskegee Airmen pilots who fought during the war and helped pave the ...

PHOENIX — A World War II hero and longtime Tempe resident is being honored for her service in the U.S. military’s first all-Black, all-female battalion. Now 104 years old, Maj. Fannie Griffin ...

John "Lucky" Luckadoo, of Dallas, the last surviving B-17 bomber pilot from the 100th Bomb Group during World War II, has died at the age of 103. Presbyterian Village North in Dallas, where Luckadoo's ...

Of all the moments from his storied 100 years, here is Yoshio Nakamura, age 18, raising his right hand and swearing to defend the Constitution of the United States when that supreme law of the land ...

BEDFORD, Va. – Families of World War II heroes gathered Friday at 9:30 a.m. at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford to honor the courage and service of the brave individuals. They are descendants of ...

OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — World War II heroes found their final resting place in Nebraska after 80 years. Four soldiers, Dale Detjens, Fredrick Katye, Joseph Blair, and Joseph Miller, were killed in ...

SPRINGFIELD, Neb. (WOWT) — A World War II veteran and Iwo Jima survivor visited Springfield Platteview Community Schools for the district’s annual Veterans Day program Tuesday. Bob Boyd is believed to ...