The Davao Dozen: How Americans First Learned About the Bataan Death March If it weren't for 12 escapees from a Japanese POW camp, Americans wouldn't know about the incident until after World War II.
Why John Wayne Was Labeled a ‘Draft Dodger’ During World War II The legendary actor John Wayne didn't serve in World War II, even when many of his contemporaries did.
Hear 100-Year-Old WWII Hero John 'Lucky' Luckadoo Share His Story World War II bomber pilot John "Lucky" Luckadoo flew B-17 Flying Fortresses over France and Germany between June and October...
World War II Battleships Had a Special Room for Treating ‘Social Diseases’ The use of penicillin as a treatment didn't become widespread in the United States military until 1943.
How to Make the Doughnut That Followed US Troops from World War I to D-Day and Beyond Celebrate National Doughnut Day with the sweet treat that landed at D-Day, Da Nang and everywhere else U.S. troops were sent.
The Marine Corps Has a War Dog Graveyard on Guam After 25 dogs of war gave their lives to save Marines recapturing Guam, the Corps gave them a final resting place.
The Original 'Airman Snuffy' Was Real and a Total Badass Maynard "Snuffy" Smith may not have been a likable guy, but he earned the Medal of Honor as an Army Air Forces airman during...
Josephine Baker Was the First Black Superstar — and World War II’s Most Unlikely Spy Josephine Baker was a worldwide sensation at a time when Black performers were playing to segregated audiences in the United...
How a ‘Coconut Message’ Rescued a Shipwrecked JFK During World War II During World War II, a young John F. Kennedy was nearly killed when a Japanese destroyer hit his patrol torpedo boat in the...
The Fastest Medal of Honor Was Awarded to an Airman Who Carried a Burning Phosphorus Bomb in His Hands Henry Erwin carried a burning bomb while blinded and on fire for 22 seconds. "It felt like miles," he later said.
Trump Is Renaming 7 Army Installations. Here Are the Stories Behind the Names Being Scrubbed. President Donald Trump's announcement is the administration's latest move in its concerted effort to shift the people and...
Veteran Who Fired at Gunman and Inadvertently Killed Utah Protester Was a Safety Volunteer, Organizers Say Police said that the permit for the protest did not specify that there would be armed security, and that the role and...
Air Force Lowered Annual Recruiting Goal Due to Budget Woes, But Still on Track to Hit Target This Month The Air Force had to reduce its target recruiting goal by several thousand airmen due to ongoing congressional budget delays...
‘They’re Taking Shirly’: An Army Sergeant Thought His Family Was Safe. Then, ICE Deported His Wife. For tens of thousands of U.S. service members with undocumented family members, there’s no guaranteed protection from...
Air Force's Bunker-Buster Bomb Could Take Out Iran Nuclear Facility, But Israel Hints at Other Options The Israeli campaign to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons will be considered a failure if the centrifuges deep...
![](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2021-07/mil%20aerial%20gunner%20maynard%20smith%201200.jpg?itok=4VsfOol3 "You may be cool, but you'll never be "earning the Medal of Honor for peeing on a fire at 30,000 feet while fighting Nazi fighters and saving your crew" cool. (U.S. Air Force)")
