The historic vessel "Vital de Oliveira" was positively identified more than a decade after an unsuspecting fisherman's net ...

After decades of discrimination, Vernon Baker was finally recognized for his heroism during an assault on a German stronghold ...

A German submarine torpedoed the "Vital de Oliveira" in July 1944, killing some 100 of the 270 crew members onboard ...

Vernon Baker is among the seven Black American troops to receive the Medal of Honor for their actions during WWII. (DOD ... he emerged as a second lieutenant in charge of a weapons platoon ...

Operation Paperclip, initially known as Operation Overcast, aimed to bring German scientists to the U.S. who specialized ... The Horten brothers began World War II on the front lines, piloting ...

His boyhood dream to be an adventurous pilot was fulfilled thanks to World War II. But, as a civilian, racial prejudice kept ...

On July 19, 1944, the German submarine U-861 torpedoed the Vital de Oliveira, sinking it and killing about 100 of the 270 ...

Tuskegee Airmen Detroit Chapter President Arthur Green, left, holds a P-51D model as Lt. Col. Harry Stewart, Jr., center, and ...

After joining the Brazilian Navy’s fleet, the ship transported Allied troops and supplies up and down the Brazilian coast during World War II. Just before midnight on July 19, 1944, the German ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Stewart was one of the last surviving combat pilots of the famed 332nd Fighter Group also known as the Tuskegee Airmen. The ...

A WORLD War Two warship mystery has finally been solved after the wreck snagged on a fisherman’s net. The Vital de Oliveira ...