At 19 years old, Leland Chandler was captured in the Philippines and sent to Japan aboard a notorious “hell ship.” ...

PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (WJTV) – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that a World War II soldier from Mississippi has been accounted for. According to the agency, U.S. Army Tech5 Edwin E. Ross ...

LA CONNER — The Skagit County Historical Museum’s special exhibit highlights the late Skagitonian World War II veteran Frank Pratt’s time as a prisoner of war in Germany, as detailed in the book “The ...

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – A World War II Navy sailor whose only known family is in the Jacksonville area is finally being laid to rest after being listed as missing in action for more than 80 years. Modern ...

A Missouri Army officer killed while a POW in World War II has been identified after decades, bringing long‑awaited answers ...

WEST POINT, Va. — There may be no place like home, but for John and Eleanor Harper, traveling beyond the beauty of coastal Virginia provides the spice of life. "We enjoy traveling. We have been to ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Harper traveled to Germany to retrace his father's harrowing WWII experience as a B-24 gunner, POW and Death March survivor. ...