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LeRoy B. Miller Jr., talked about the lives he couldn't watch grow up. The 31-year-old World War II soldier was reported missing in action in Germany in 1944. On Aug. 15, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency brought Miller's remains home.
World War II veterans, some age 100 or older, gathered Friday at a Lehigh Valley ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in Japan Day.
Tommy Anderson of Dover, who helped the Allies win World War II as a soldier in the "ghost army," died Aug. 1 at age 102.
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The National Interest on MSNIn World War II, the Soviet Union Built a Flying Tank
Soviet aircraft designer Oleg Antonov completed this ambitious design in just a few months, with construction taking place in deep secrecy amid the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union.
Top collectors on the island have amassed hundreds of thousands of artifacts — and there are still more being found.
Anderson, of Dover, passed away on Aug. 1, at the age of 102. To recognize Anderson's lifetime of service, Governor Meyer ordered flags at all state-owned buildings and facilities to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Friday, Aug. 15.
Aug. 14 is National Navajo Code Talker Day, honoring the over 400 Code Talkers who served alongside U.S. Marines in the Pacific theater
An East Texas World War 2 veteran celebrates a big milestone today, turning 100 years old. Surrounded by friends and family, the American hero even got surprise visits from other local veteran groups
President Harry Truman announced Aug. 14, 1945, that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to end World War II. In several stories published in an extra edition Aug. 15, the Democrat and Chronicle reported that “Joy reigned supreme” in the area.