After decades of discrimination, Vernon Baker was finally recognized for his heroism during an assault on a German stronghold ...

Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories ...

As a fighter ace who received the Medal of Honor after shooting down 26 Japanese planes over Guadalcanal during World War II, Joe Foss was accustomed to bold action. He was not afraid to think big ...

j.g. John Koelsch was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism as a rescue ... a torpedo bomber pilot in the last months of World War II and was promoted to lieutenant junior grade ...

Four local Black men made history as members of the Montford Point Marines, the first Black unit to serve in the Marine Corps ...

Koelsch served as a torpedo bomber pilot in the last months of World War II and was promoted to lieutenant ... Koelsch's mother received her son's posthumous Medal of Honor - the first awarded ...

A congressional gold medal was presented April 10, 2024, in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center to the Rosies to recognize the World War II efforts of women who toiled between 1942 and ...

Rome - Milena Bernabo, awarded one of Italy's top civilian honors for saving three children from the Nazis during World War II, died Sunday aged 96, local authorities said. Bernabo was awarded the ...