He was saved by a Jersey family after escaping a Nazi labour camp, but after the war he disappeared in the Soviet Union.

William R. Manierre was born on May 26, 1923, in Lake Forest, Illinois. He served as a first lieutenant during World War II.

Manny Ruben awoke midair, gasping for breath as he plunged through a cold blue sky some 20,000 feet above the ground. Planes burst into fireballs around him. He last recalled trying to help his buddy ...

The interment ceremony for a World War II POW from Troy is taking place at 2 p.m. at the Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga ...

Former POWs from WWII and Vietnam share survival experiences, resilience, and the challenges they faced while enduring captivity during war.

FLORIEN, La. – The remains of a U.S. Army serviceman who died as a prisoner of war during World War II will be buried Tuesday with full military honors. U.S. Army Pvt. Blanchard E. Pruitt, 19, of ...

SHELBY COUNTY — The POW/MIA branch of the Navy Casualty Office recently announced that Indiana native Delbert Martin, who died in aerial combat in the battle to secure Yap (modern-day Federated States ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Historic stonework constructed by World War II prisoners of war is being repaired and preserved this month on Fort Leonard Wood. The work, which is being done at the former ...

LAKE PLACID – More than 120,000 American soldiers spent part of World War II in captivity. While many lived to see the war end and returned to long, healthy lives stateside, that time as a prisoner of ...

John Lauritsen is an Emmy award-winning reporter from Montevideo, Minn. He joined WCCO-TV in late-July of 2007. Two days after he started, the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed. For many veterans, ...

A Troy WWII hero's remains returned to the Capital Region at Albany International Airport on Friday afternoon for a dignified transfer. Second Lieutenant Joseph "Roy" Burke died more than 80 years ago ...