BROOKSVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) — David Jones celebrated his 101st birthday in Brooksville, surrounded by family and friends. He was ...

Most visits by US Presidents to Ireland have been ‘Irish vote’-related or homecoming trips to ancestral roots. Trips by Kennedy, Reagan, Obama, Clinton and ...

As the only working MG42 left at WN62, Hinrich Severloh fired into six waves of American troops on Omaha Beach. His position ...

Under cover of darkness, Allied swimmers slipped ashore on Omaha Beach armed with drills, knives, and nerves of steel, boring ...

PARIS (AP) -- Charles Shay, a decorated Native American veteran who was a 19-year-old U.S. Army medic when he landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day and helped save lives, died on Wednesday. He was 101. Shay ...

It was the largest naval operation in history, an extraordinary assemblage of more than 1,000 combat ships and 124,000 U.S. sailors and Coast Guardsmen determined to wrest France back from the Nazis.

Living to 100 is an amazing accomplishment. Lately, here in Wyoming, though, we have lost several of our oldsters, including the state’s oldest, Edna Scott, who died at 109. I am curious who is the ...

The stallion team at historic Spendthrift Farm has managed a feat not seen since the heyday of Claiborne Farm, if then. Each of the principal sire rankings – the leading general sire, leading freshman ...

She was born in Jump River, Wisconsin, on Nov. 25, 1923, to Reginald and Olive Fall, the second child of 12. Alberta attended several country schools, including the original Elk Mountain School. When ...

A piece of World War II history is docked in Alton through Monday. The LST 325 was used in the invasion at Omaha Beach on D Day and will dock on the Alton Riverfront on September 18-22 and be open for ...

Legislation recently introduced seeks to recognize with a gold medal “the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, collectively, in recognition of their extraordinary heroism and life-saving actions during ...

Don't miss our top stories and need-to-know news everyday in your inbox. ALTON - A piece of world maritime history, the LST 325, will dock at the Alton Riverfront Sept. 18-22 and be open for public ...