One of only two Americans to serve with 1st Polish Airborne in World War II came from County. James Burnham was born Oct. 16, 1922 and grew up in North Kingsville, according to his 2010 obituary.

Airplanes may get all the airborne attention when discussing World War II, but military gliders also made huge contributions ...

Hunter Wilford’s eyes were barely visible when he pulled a reproduction of a World War II U.S. Army airborne unit helmet down over his head. But there were plenty of other military artifacts and ...

"D-Day, Operation Market Garden, Battle of the Bulge--the US Airborne divisions were integral at all these major points in World War II. But they also played a significant role in North Africa, where ...

We step into the story of Fallschirmjäger Regiment 6 - the elite German paratroopers who met the 101st Airborne on D-Day.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Norten Dablemont never envisioned himself signing books about his role in blunting Hitler's fierce attempt to push the Allies out of Europe in the winter of 1944. Dablemont didn't ...

Every day, more and more of the "The Greatest Generation" leave the world to the generations for which they ensured freedom. The Veterans Affairs Department estimates that 1,056 WWII veterans are ...

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As the years roll on, things change. We begin to develop more wrinkles and aches, new technologies emerge, our priorities change and, inevitably, the world keeps turning. Through all of the ups and ...

WHITEVILLE, Tenn. — Age is just a number... and World War II veteran Roy Angin was not about to let his stop him from making one last airborne jump. Angin turned 95 on Thursday. He went through U.S.