This photo collection offers a rare glimpse into that transformative year. Through 45 powerful candid images, we see moments of sorrow and celebration, uncertainty and hope. Whether it’s a soldier’s ...

The first episode of the series covers January-March 1945, which includes the battles of Iwo Jima and Manila, the firebombing of Tokyo, the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp and the Yalta ...

Calling Memorial Day a "time for us to reflect," a World War II veteran living in Queensbury shared a poem he wrote in ...

On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. On Aug. 9, 1945, a second bombing was dropped on Nagasaki. The atomic bombs instantly took thousands of ...

AN AIRMAN FROM MASSACHUSETTS HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ALMOST 80 YEARS AFTER HE WAS KILLED IN WORLD WAR TWO. 28 YEAR OLD STAFF SERGEANT LORING LAUDE FROM SOMERVILLE DIED IN MARCH OF 1945. THE DEFENSE POW ...

The day before Armistice Day 1945, 80 years ago this month, the Pottsville Republican ran a list of Schuylkill County residents who died in World War II. Tragically, the list had 963 names on it. The ...

The World War II 1945 Willys MB Jeep was... sorry, still is, as tough and rugged as they come. The concept of "comfort" wasn't even mentioned once when it came to the original blueprints. But a soft, ...

SHIRLEY — With the 80th anniversary of V-E Day coming up next month, what better time to recall a defining moment in history? The shared commitment to the war effort. The shared elation when it ended.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The remains of a western Pennsylvania World War II soldier who went missing in action when he was 20 years old have been identified. U.S. Army Private 1st Class Harry H. Hosfelt ...