SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Camp Butler National Cemetery will host a wreath-laying ceremony on August 14 to honor World War II veterans. The "Spirit of 45'" event is taking place on the 80th ...

During World War II, tyranny and destruction swept over continents, and the very foundations of our freedom stood in peril.

Friends and family of World War II Navy corpsman Escolastico "Cole" Griego gather at Pikes Peak National Cemetery for an interment ceremony on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. Griego was at the base of the of ...

Springfield’s Ferncliff Cemetery found a new way to honor the first Clark County man to die in World War II after Army cemetery policy required Ferncliff remove its government issued memorial marker.

Bruce H. Brown was assigned to the 401st Bombardment Squadron, 91st Bombardment Group, Eight Air Force in December 1942. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, he once co-piloted a B-17F, or ...

The cremated remains of seven World War II veterans and the spouse of one — for decades, languishing unclaimed in a Freeport funeral home storage closet — are now in more fitting final resting places.

AUGUSTA, Mich. — A West Michigan World War II veteran was laid to rest in Augusta Wednesday. Staff Sergeant Edward K. Pyle received a Purple Heart for wounds received in action that resulted in his ...

U.S. Army Cpl. Leo J. Barlosky was only 24 when he died of diphtheria at a prisoner of war camp on July 27, 1942, in the Philippines.