In author Stephen C. Stripe's new historic book "Pacific LST 791: A Gallant Ship and Her Hardworking Coast Guard Crew at the Invasion of Okinawa" (published by iUniverse), readers are transported back ...

After four years, five months and four days, Ernie Andrus made it to the other side of America, just in time for his 100th birthday. On Saturday, the Pacific Ocean washed over the World War II veteran ...

What’s the secret to living to be 100? Thomas B. Topper’s first answer is a short one: “Good genes.” He conceded, though, that random circumstance can play a role as well. Topper, an Ashtabula, Ohio, ...

As Japanese guns on Peleliu blazed, 19-year-old Matt Gutman steered his boatload of Marines toward the beach and hoped he wouldn’t get hit. It was the first time he landed troops on an enemy-held ...

ALTON — The last operating World War II LST, or Landing Ship Tank, will remain docked on the Alton riverfront until Monday, giving people a chance for an up-close view of history. LST 325 (the U.S.

BIT. YEAH, THEY’RE AMAZING. I MEAN, WE CALL THEM THE GREATEST GENERATION. MICHAEL KRAUSS IS THE CURATOR AND HISTORIAN AT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MEMORIAL HALL AND MUSEUM. HE SAYS THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ...