Minnesota World War II veteran Les Schrenk recently got a chance to visit the former POW camp in Poland where he was held ...

When the Fourth of July comes around each year, I think about how lucky we all are living in this country,” Jake Larson said ...

World War II veteran Jake Larson "Pape Jake" becomes TikTok sensation at 102, recounting his D-Day experiences and expressing ...

The medal belonged to Army Private John L. Moore, a D-Day survivor who earned the Purple Heart after being wounded during ...

World War II veteran John “Harry” Kellers beamed from his folding chair Sunday morning, underneath a shade tent in the ...

D-Day Veteran and current Savoy resident Duane “Harvey” Hodges celebrated his 100th birthday on Saturday.

World War II veteran Jake Larson meets youths during ceremonies at the US cemetery to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings, Friday, June 6, 2025 in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy.

What happened on D-Day? In order to defeat the Nazis in Europe, the Allies knew they'd have to take France, under German occupation since 1940. Operation Overlord saw a mobilization of 2,876,000 ...

D-Day veteran Jake Larson, now 102, has made multiple return trips and has become a star as “Papa Jake” on TikTok, with 1.2 million followers.

On June 6, 1944 − D-Day − World War II's invasion of Normandy, codenamed Operation Overlord, got underway. Gen.

Richard Rung, then 99, was a D-Day veteran who returned to Normandy for the 80th anniversary. Here he poses on May 29, 2024, at his home in Carol Stream. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune) ...