19, 1944, above the town of Verneuil-sur-Seine, northwest of Paris. (AP Photo/John Leicester). World War II veteran Wilbur “Jack” Myers, a 101-year-old who fought in the U.S. Army’s 692nd Tank ...

These tank destroyers were introduced to the European theater in 1944. Despite their unglamorous build, armored vehicles like this played a vital role in numerous campaigns and battles and, today, ...

Join Military and Second World War Historian James Holland as he analyses this unique and rare tank destroyer, getting inside the vehicle with Mike Gibb from the Weald Foundation. Sign up to ...

whereas tank destroyers and assault guns have more focused roles. Unlike the light tanks that existed before World War II, destroyers and assault guns proved their worth so well they're still ...

Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel ... Japanese forces lost one of the world’s two biggest battleships ...

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The U.S. Navy later commissioned the Edsall-class destroyer escort ships, with the lead ship entering service in 1943. The Edsall is the latest ship from World War II to be found after decades ...

A Navy destroyer that was sunk by Japanese forces during World War II has been discovered, the U.S. Navy confirmed on Monday. The Royal Australian Navy found the USS Edsall at the bottom of the ...

HUDSON, Mass. - The American Heritage Museum is bringing the history of World War II to life this Memorial Day weekend with reenactments, exhibits and fully-operating tanks from the era. Rob Collings, ...

But what makes the M18 Hellcat one of the best tank destroyers of World War II is that it had the highest kill-loss ratio of any armored vehicle in the U.S. inventory. It claimed 526 kills ...