May 8 marks 80 years since people across Europe celebrated the Allied victory over Nazi Germany. While the fighting in the ...

Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code-breaker during World War II who kept a military ... Parsons, who was born March 2, 1921, served in the Navy’s WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency ...

By Michael S. Rosenwald Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code breaker during World War II who was among the last survivors of a top-secret team of women that unscrambled messages to and from German U ...

Patriotism and fashion sense ran deep in Amies’ family: His father was a veteran of World War I and a businessman, and his mother was a saleswoman for a variety of women’s clothiers in London.

The National Historical Commission of the Philippines has posted photos of Filipino women who exhibited gallantry during World War II (WWII) in commemoration of the Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) ...

Courtesy of Oregon Digital / Braceros in Oregon Photograph Collection, Oregon State University The United States’ entry into World War II presented ... search of wartime industry jobs.

precipitating the United States' entry into World War II. The surprise bombing killed a close family friend stationed on the USS Arizona, prompting not only George and Frank to reenlist but also ...

The fighting phase of the war in the Netherlands was a short one ... begun on the orders of the Dutch government in London on September 17, 1944. Women transporting food during the hunger winter.

The 42 by 12-foot mural displays a world map that tracks the various voyages the ship undertook during its time in service. open image in gallery The lights of remotely operated vehicle Deep ...

In “Spitfires” by Becky Aikman, the saga of wartime American women pilots comes vividly to life.