The M224 60mm mortar replaced the older (WWII era) M2 and M19, 60mm Mortars. These weapons only possessed 2,200 yards of effective range. The M224 60mm mortar was designed to fire all types of the ...

There’s no excuse for skipping the gym when America’s veterans are still getting after it. David Scott, a 95-year-old World War II veteran from Dover, New Hampshire, still works out at his ...

Since 2000, at least 14 expedition crews have unsuccessfully tried to find the final resting place of the HMS Trooper, but the ill-fated World War II submarine has finally been located.

FINDLAY, Ohio (WTVG) - A man in Findlay found a World War II mortar round when he was walking along the Blanchard River on Sunday, police said. The man called 911 around 11:30 a.m. and said he ...

Here are the best World War II movies to educate and entertain you. Long before he was dueling Darth Vader in Star Wars, Sir Alec Guinness starred in this tour de force WWII film as Colonel ...

A World War II soldier who was killed in the mountains of France during a German offensive in 1944 has been identified, and his remains will be reburied at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia ...

To identify the major World War II battles with the most casualties, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed WWII battles from World War 2 Facts, an online database of WWII battles.

Marine John Kinsel Sr., one of the last surviving Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages during World War II, has died. He was remembered Wednesday in a procession of more than 120 vehicles ...

The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon after members of Glasgow Magnet Fishing Group found the mortar in the Union Canal ...

What characteristics define the best World War II movies? Is it the intensity and realism of their portrayal of the chaotic battlefield? How about the authenticity of the heroism and camaraderie ...

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World War II witnessed tremendous growth in the size of American military aviation, from about 2,500 airplanes to nearly 300,000 by the war’s end. The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era ...