This week marks the 30th anniversary of the infamous 1995 Chicago heat wave​, which took 739 lives. One of them was a World ...

There was a special honor Thursday for a World War II veteran who died alone during Chicago's 1995 heat wave.

He survived the hell of war and a POW camp, only to die in a heat wave in Chicago,” said a retired army captain Thursday as ...

A Woonsocket native who was wounded driving a boat full of soldiers onto Omaha Beach on D-Day will receive an award the World ...

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A decorated World War II veteran who died in the 1995 Chicago heat wave received a proper military funeral this week, 30 ...

Thomas was a member of 48th Material Squadron, 5th Air Base Group, when Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands in ...

A bit of "Old Black Magic" and "La Vie en Rose" cinched tie win for singers at National WWII Museum's Stage Door Idol ...

Russia operations and North Korean threats pose the greatest challenge to global order since World War II, in its annual ...

Eighty years after a U.S. airman went missing in World War II, his family has received a token to remember him by.

Japan is facing its most severe security environment since World War II as three potential adversaries in East Asia – China, ...

HOMEWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- There was a special honor Thursday for a World War II veteran who died alone during Chicago's 1995 ...