After decades of discrimination, Vernon Baker was finally recognized for his heroism during an assault on a German stronghold ...

L/Cpl Herbert Alan Young, 23, served with the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry before he died ... The Netherlands was occupied by the German army in May 1940 and the town of Venray was ...

Three regiments of 42nd Infantry Division soldiers ... Infantry Division Combat History of WWII." Facing the Americans were elements of a German tank division, a paratroop division and an infantry ...

Mahoney, 19, a U.S. Army private from ... Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division in the European Theater during World War II. Just before midnight on Dec. 31, 1944, German forces launched ...

Quentin Jelsing of Rugby had just turned 18 when he decided to enlist to fight in World War II. His son, Terry Jelsing, said ...