From there, his kill tally rose in twos and threes. On July 5, 1944, he stood atop the victory list in Europe with 28 kills, ...

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. (WLS) -- Although Waukegan native Janice C. Christensen flew military aircraft during World War II, she was not recognized as a member of the military until Friday. At her grave ...

Arthur Van Haren Jr. was one of the top fighter pilots of WWII. He also was my grandfather. I called him “Tata,” a nickname for grandfather in Spanish. He didn’t tell me much about World War II. Tata ...

The Millville Army Air Field Museum hosted World War II veteran and Tuskegee Airman Eugene Richardson on Saturday. Richardson, who recently celebrated his 100th birthday, gave a presentation detailing ...

William “Bill” Hanchett was a Berkeley-educated history scholar. He was a civilian historian for the U.S. Air Force and for more than 30 years taught U.S. history at San Diego State University, where ...

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency in June 2025 identified the remains of Lt. J.G. Ralph Cornelius Dupont, missing from World ...

Lt. Col. George Hardy enlisted in the Air Force in 1944 and was the youngest Red Tail fighter pilot to fly a combat sortie over Europe.

He graduated from pilot training in September 1944 at age 19, and was commissioned a second lieutenant. During World War II, he was part of the 332nd ... Inc. Hardy recalled during an interview with ...

The remains of the pilot of a downed World War II Army bomber that was the subject of a pioneering recovery project in the Pacific Ocean have been identified, the Defense Department said Tuesday.

REST IN PEACE. U.S. Lt. Col. George Hardy turned 100 years old in June. He was one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen.