Miami Community Newspapers on MSN

Pinecrest honors WWII hero and beloved attorney with street naming

On October 9, 2025, about one hundred friends, neighbors, and family members gathered on Palmetto Island in Pinecrest for a ...
WATE Knoxville on MSN

Meet the 100-year-old VFL, WWII veteran who played for General Neyland

After serving in the Navy for two years during World War II, Gaylon Wilson decided he was ready to come home. But in his ...
FactBytes on MSN

Armoured Dominance: How General George S. Patton Forged WWII’s Ultimate Tank Strike Force

In the annals of military history, few figures loom as large as General George S. Patton—a man whose bold vision for armoured ...
Times of San Diego

WWII veteran, 109, among close to 50 at nation’s largest ‘Spirit of ’45’ event, in SD

Listed as the second-oldest World War II veteran in California, Ervin Wendt, 109, entered a Balboa Park pavilion to resounding applause Sunday. It wasn’t just his age that garnered the response, but ...
WVEC

Ceremony on Battleship Wisconsin marks 80th anniversary of WWII's end

NORFOLK, Va. — A ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II will be held aboard the USS Wisconsin (BB-64) in downtown Norfolk on Tuesday, Sept. 2. The event will take place from ...