The stories of four young Nebraska men killed in World War II live on through the pages of a book. People gathered at First ...

One of the last members of World War ll’s 83rd Infantry has died. Marvin Parr Blakeman passed away on Saturday, July 26, at ...

Families in Normandy, France are getting ready to celebrate the life of "Papa Jake" Larson — A Minnesota native and war hero.

A B-29 Superfortress. A C-47 transport. A P-51 Mustang, like those that fought the Luftwaffe on raids into Germany. You could ...

Camp Gordon Johnston, along a stretch of the Gulf Coast, served as a training ground for the U.S. Army’s largest amphibious ...

This week, World War II veterans are back in Normandy. On those beaches, it was a hero’s welcome for a fading generation of World War II veterans, 81 years after they helped turn the tide of ...

On July 17, 2025, Papa Jake passed away peacefully at his home in Lafayette, California, at the age of 102. His granddaughter ...

A Woonsocket native who was wounded driving a boat full of soldiers onto Omaha Beach on D-Day will receive an award the World War II Foundation.

D-Day veteran and social media star "Papa Jake" Larson, who survived Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944, has died at 102.

A D-DAY veteran war hero who became a TikTok sensation late in life has died aged 102. Papa Jake Larson survived German ...

World War II veterans, mostly centenarians, who traveled as a group to France with the non-profit Best Defense Foundation, pose for a photo on Monday, June 2, 2025, at a memorial on Omaha beach ...