WWII

Lawrence N. Brooks, a Black man who was credited with being the oldest WWII veteran in the U.S., has sadly passed away at the supercentenarian age of 112 years old.

Did you know that after their service had ended in 1945, the Black women in World War II were disbanded unceremoniously without any official recognition? The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Very little is known about these 845 Black women who had served during World War II. All these members were known very prominently in the […]

The late Dr. John Withers was an Army lieutenant during World War II who risked his career and a chance at furthering his education after he helped two Polish-Jewish survivors of the Holocaust. Withers’ compassion saved the lives of the boys, and he was reunited with one of them much later in life. Withers was […]

For the first time, the U.S. government is confirming that it conducted secret chemical experiments on World War II troops by grouping them according to…