The “Dancing Mouse”—the Clemson-class destroyer more formally known as the USS Edsall—and its more-than-200 servicemen went ...

As thousands of U.S. and Filipino service members were captured and interned at POW camps, Swartz was among those reported ...

A Phoenix police officer is being hailed as a hero after he rescued a driver from a car submerged in a swimming pool by ...

Germany tried twice in the 20th century to conquer Europe and very nearly achieved that goal in World War II. In fact, not ...

The United States Navy commissioned a new destroyer over the weekend in New York City, and it was named after legendary World ...

The USS Esdall, a 314-foot destroyer sunk by Japanese forces in 1942, was known as "the dancing mouse" for its ability to ...

More than 200 servicemen were killed when the U.S.S. Edsall was struck by Japanese dive bombers in March 1942.

Jeremiah P. Mahoney had been missing in action since 1945. His remains will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery in ...

Wallace Grove and Jack Talan recall the pain, pride and, for Talan, prejudice they experienced during the Second World War.

A fortune teller read his palm and told him that he had a long lifeline and would survive the war unscathed. On the ...

Of the 16 million men and women who served in the American armed forces during World War II, less than 1% are still alive ...

A little over 119,000 American veterans who served in that war are still alive today, representing less than 1% of the 16.4 ...