Joseph Drake, 100, of Hawley, is one of five surviving U.S. Army Rangers who served in World War II. He received a ...

Navy Chief Watertender Oscar Verner Peterson died while performing damage control on his ship during the Battle of the Coral ...

John finn was the first WWII service member to earn the Medal of Honor, and Melvin Mayfield was the last during the war to earn it. Photos via Wikimedia commons.

WWII Hero's Incredible Medal of Honor Story Now to Be a Movie United States Army Air Forces airman Henry Eugene "Red" Erwin, Sr., who was presented the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War II.

Hershel W. "Woody" Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, has died at age 98.

A Medal of Honor recipient's continued service Hershel "Woody" Williams is literally one-of-a-kind. At the age of 97 he is the last living recipient of the Medal of Honor from World War II. But it ...

Though black soldiers had received the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Civil War-era years when the honor was first created, not a single one of the million-plus black servicemen who ...

Hershel Woodrow Williams, the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient, has died, according to the Woody Williams Foundation. He was 98 years old. “Today at 3:15am, Hershel Woodrow ...

As a fighter ace who received the Medal of Honor after shooting down 26 Japanese planes over Guadalcanal during World War II, Joe Foss was accustomed to bold action. He was not afraid to think big ...

Congress is giving its ultimate final salute Thursday to Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, a hero of the battle for Iwo Jima who was the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II ...

The USNS Harvey Milk will be stripped of its moniker, which honored a slain gay rights activist who served during the Korean ...