Starkville native recounts her father’s service, time as POW in WWII
Ellen Weaver Hartman wouldn’t exist today if a man from Louisiana hadn’t picked up and carried her father, whose ankle was broken, during their forced 600-mile march across Europe as Allied prisoners of war during World War II.
110-year-old WWII veteran from Louisiana dies
A 110-year-old Louisiana man who enlisted in the army during World War II to serve his country has died.
US, Japanese cities mark WWII end with Pearl Harbor ceremony
U.S. and Japanese cities linked by World War II marked the 70th anniversary of the conflict’s end by vowing to remember the past and promote peace.
Japanese leader Abe stops short of apology for World War II
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged Friday that Japan had inflicted “immeasurable damage and suffering” on innocent people in World War II, but stopped short of apologizing in a statement marking the 70th anniversary of the country’s surrender.
Photo: Recreating history
The flight crew and pilots of a 1943 Douglas C-47 do an inspection of the plane during a fuel stop at Bryan Field in Starkville on Thursday.
Japanese firm to apologize to US WWII vets
A major Japanese corporation will offer a landmark apology this weekend for using U.S. prisoners of war for forced labor during World War II, according to the Simon Wiesenthal Center that is hosting the event.
WWII soldier’s gift to mom, lost for 73 years, returns home
MILLVILLE, Mass. — This is the story of a loving tribute from a soldier preparing for war to his mother on the other side of
Time is running short to save Rosie’s plant
Loraine Osborne is a Rosie.
She isn’t THE Rosie, but she worked as a riveter at the Willow Run bomber plant in Michigan alongside Rose Will Monroe, the inspiration for a character that came to symbolize female empowerment and the we’re-all-in-this-together spirit of the American homefront during World War II.
Pearl Harbor ceremony marks bombing anniversary
About 2,500 gathered at Pearl Harbor on Saturday to remember those killed in the 1941 Japanese attack that launched the U.S. into World War II.
$2M bail set in death of WWII veteran
SPOKANE, Wash. — A 16-year-old Spokane boy was ordered held on $2 million bail Monday and will be tried as an adult in connection with