World War II hero Lieutenant Gerald J. Melofchik laid to rest in Bucks Co. 81 years after his death

A World War II hero was laid to rest in Bucks County, 81 years after he was killed in action. Chopper 6 was over Route 1 ...
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How a World War I Rifle Became a WWII Hero

Originally built for a different war, the M1903 Springfield wasn’t supposed to matter in WWII - but it did. We uncover how ...
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WWII hero Lt. Gerard Melofchik laid to rest 80 years after his death in action

The remains of World War II hero 1st Lt. Gerard Melofchik were laid to rest at Washington Crossing National Cemetery 80 years ...

Commentary: The World Series’ unsung heroes of World War II

At the 1943 and 1944 World Series, donations were collected for the National War Fund and the American Red Cross. Baseball ...
Your Observer

World War II hero dies at 107 years old

East County's John Skeen, who died Oct. 21 at 107, had the bronze star, the purple heart, and he had been knighted into ...
Long Island Press

Community celebrates 105th birthday of WWII hero

The Nassau County community gathered to celebrate the 105th birthday of Sgt. Anthony Catalano, a World War II veteran, on ...

Photo exhibit honors fallen local World War II heroes

John Frank Rozar, a graduate of Colorado Springs High School (now Palmer High School) who went on to join the Navy, was one of more than 2,400 American service members killed in the Dec. 7, 1941, ...

Equal treatment at last for non-white heroes who fell in Second World War

Thousands of British colonial troops who died in the Second World War are to be commemorated properly for the first time ...

Rob Riggle to Return as Host of Annual Veterans Day TV Special ‘American Valor: A Salute to Our Heroes’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Comedian and Marine Corps vet Rob Riggle returns as host of the annual Veterans Day TV special 'American Valor: A Salute to ...

First World War hero’s body identified over a century later as Reginald Clarence of Wye who trained at Deal and was appointed to the Chatham Division

The body of an unknown fallen soldier from the First World War has finally been identified - and honoured - over a century later.
Smithsonian Magazine

Audie Murphy Was an Idol of the Silver Screen. That Came After He Was the Most-Decorated American Hero of World War II

He single-handedly held off 250 German troops and six tanks, saving an entire company. And that was just the start of what he ...
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Savannah family uncovers WWII hero’s true story — eight decades later -- thanks to French historian

For more than 80 years, a Savannah family believed their uncle, Second Lt. Marion “Don” Zipperer, was killed in Italy during ...