World War II witnessed tremendous growth in the size of American military aviation, from about 2,500 airplanes to nearly 300,000 by the war’s end. The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era ...

During World War II, Goodenough joined the Army Air Force, training as a meteorologist in Grand Rapids, Michigan. "The Army training, mostly by civilians, was efficient and quite professional," he ...

African American troops line up, National Archives The military's view toward African Americans during World War II reflected that of the wider American culture. According to a report commissioned ...

For many decades after the end of World War II (WWII), a broad popular narrative—reinforced through thousands ... However, it was generally assumed that, because of the totalitarian nature of the Nazi ...

Any removed content from Defense Department websites and social media platforms were to be archived and retained per applicable records management policies ... 18 letter to the Defense Department.

A World War II airman who was taken captive by Japanese forces and died in a prison fire after his plane was shot down has been accounted for, military officials said Wednesday. U.S. Army Air ...

during World War II. Several photos of an Army Corps of Engineers dredging project in California were marked for deletion, apparently because a local engineer in the photo had the last name Gay.