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Col. William O. Darby, a native of Fort Smith, Arkansas, graduated from West Point in 1933 and quickly emerged as ...

The remains of a U.S. soldier that went missing in action during World War II will be interred on May 7 at Rose Hill Cemetery ...

The women were sent to Europe to clear a backlog of 17 million pieces of mail waiting to be sent to U.S. troops.

A Central City native, U.S. Army Pfc. Kenneth D. Burgess was reported missing in action on Sept. 25, 1943 at age 29.

Exactly 80 years ago, on April 30, 1945, Darby and Sgt. Maj. John “Tim” Evans, were killed. On that same day in WWII, a DUKW ...

Amid the larger fight against Japan in the Pacific, U.S. and Australian troops stationed in Brisbane clashed violently during ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Remains of a World War II soldier will be buried in Kentucky next week. Private First Class Kenneth Burgess was a soldier from Central City, about 120 miles southwest of ...

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only one comprised of Black women to be sent overseas during World War ...

DNA testing identified Harland Hennessey, 24, of Boonville, who died in 1942 in the Philippines. Now, he's coming home.

The "Six Triple Eight" was the only Black all female postal unit to serve in Europe during World War II in 1945. Eighty year ...

Just over 80 years ago, American troops entered this Venetian city and defeated a ragged but determined German force to ...