The last surviving veteran of two New Mexico National Guard regiments associated with the World War II Battle of Bataan is to be buried Monday in Santa Fe. Valdemar DeHerrera Sr., of Costilla, N.M., ...
A World War II veteran from Nebraska, believed to be America’s last surviving “ace” pilot because he shot down five enemy planes, has died at age 103. Donald McPherson served as a Navy fighter pilot ...
SANTA FE, N.M. – Valdemar DeHerrera, the New Mexico veteran and one of the last known Bataan veterans who survived being a Prisoner of War during World War II, has been laid to rest. DeHerrera passed ...
The kamikaze plane wasn’t more than 90 feet away, about the length of a basketball court. Its intended target was Edward Czechowski and his crew. The 20-year-old Navy coxswain acted quickly, shooting ...
A reporter traveled to the corners of the country to meet six World War II veterans, who had a warning for generations to come. By Martin Fackler Reporting from Tokyo Times Insider explains who we are ...
More than 20 World War II veterans were honored with a special flight from Charlotte to New Orleans to visit the National WWII Museum. The veterans, who were part of the Soaring Valor program, ...
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