Washington — Members of the Ghost Army, a top-secret military unit credited with saving thousands of Americans during World War II using distraction techniques, received Congressional Gold Medals on ...
World War II Ranger, Pfc. John Wardell was among several WWII Army Rangers honored with Congressional Gold Medals during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol.
(Tribune News Service) — Wisconsin Rep. Derrick Van Orden announced Tuesday five military medals will be awarded to 102-year-old Neil Korn of Chippewa Falls. Korn is a retired U.S. Army private first ...
On a rainy former WWII camp field, a day of metal detecting produces a stream of relics: German cap eagles, a vintage NETTAR camera lens, French coins, rings and fragments of Flak 88 and sports badges ...
Some 1,100 World War II soldiers who served in the so-called "Ghost Army" received long overdue recognition at the U.S. Capitol. During the war, they belonged to units that specialized in trickery to ...
The family of a World War II veteran has learned more about him after his great-grandson reached out to the internet for help. Leonard Lawson never met his great-grandfather Leonard Fredrick Pryor, ...
(Tribune News Service) — More than 80 years after joining the Army, a 102-year-old veteran from Chippewa Falls was presented with five medals and awards for his military service to the U.S. On Monday, ...