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Remains of World War II pilot killed during spy mission identified 82 years after plane disappeared
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (248+ words) Updated on: July 2, 2026 / 11: 16 AM EDT / CBS News A 21-year-old airman who disappeared during a World War II spy mission over Thailand and Burma has been accounted for, the U. S. military said Wednesday." On November 5, 1944, Mc Kinney took off from a U. S. base…...
Tri-State 250: Revolutionary War boat
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (33+ words) CBS News - The 5: 33 | Legacy of the LIRR Massacre - On The Dot with David Schechter: Wildfires & Climate Change Tri-State 250: Revolutionary War boat...
Inside the USS Arlington: a tribute to 9/11 victims at Sail250 Maryland
1+ week, 1+ day ago (476+ words) Updated on: June 24, 2026 / 3: 47 PM EDT / CBS Baltimore Many tall ships have made their way to Baltimore for Sail250 Maryland and Air Show Baltimore. One of those ships is the USS Arlington." WJZ had the chance to tour the ship and learn…...
Documenting the horrors of Mauthausen concentration camp
1+ week, 3+ day ago (454+ words) Updated on: June 21, 2026 / 7: 00 PM EDT / CBS News In late April 1945, as World War II neared its end in Europe, three newborn babies and their mothers arrived at the notorious Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. The women, Jewish prisoners who had…...
Charles M. Blow: In praise of men who step up
1+ week, 4+ day ago (62+ words) The political commentator talks about the need to mentor young boys whose fathers are absent or passed, and about the New Orleans youth organization Son of a Saint, which provides the guidance and correction, the modeling of composure, and the…...
American Revolutionary soldier from Maryland identified using forensic genetic genealogy
1+ week, 6+ day ago (22+ words) CBS News American Revolutionary soldier from Maryland identified using forensic genetic genealogy...
Meet the 103-year-old WWII veteran who defines the word "valor"
2+ week, 5+ day ago (40+ words) "CBS Saturday Morning" meets Richard "Dick" Nelms, a 103-year-old World War II veteran who still volunteers once a week at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. Meet the 103-year-old WWII veteran who defines the word "valor"...
How Bantam Jeeps, designed in Butler County, became "America's greatest contribution" to World War II
2+ week, 5+ day ago (663+ words) Updated on: June 12, 2026 / 6: 18 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh Often called "the vehicle that won the war," the Bantam Jeep was designed in Butler County and credited with helping the Allies win World War II. These days, it's not uncommon to see a…...
How Bantam Jeeps, designed in Pennsylvania, became "America's greatest contribution" to World War II
2+ week, 5+ day ago (30+ words) CBS News How Bantam Jeeps, designed in Pennsylvania, became "America's greatest contribution" to World War II...
WWII hero returns to Georgia after emotional Normandy journey at 100 years old
2+ week, 6+ day ago (85+ words) After traveling back to the beaches of Normandy for the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, 100-year-old WWII veteran J. Keith Lancaster received a hero's welcome home in Georgia. Olivia Dunn of CBS Macon shares Lancaster's incredible story'from his days as a B-24 bomber in…...