NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. (WLS) -- Although Waukegan native Janice C. Christensen flew military aircraft during World War II, she was not recognized as a member of the military until Friday. At her grave ...
A 101 year old WWII pilot reflects on his time flying B17s, sharing details from the cockpit and memories of the men he served with. He describes the risks, the fear and the determination that kept ...
Franz Stigler, a German fighter pilot, spared American bomber pilot Charles Brown during World War II, illustrating how ...
A Phoenix man sought to honor his grandfather, a decorated World War II fighter pilot, after learning of his struggles with PTSD. Lt. Arthur Van Haren Jr., a Latino fighter ace, shot down nine enemy ...
A World War II veteran from Nebraska, believed to be America’s last surviving “ace” pilot because he shot down five enemy planes, has died at age 103. Donald McPherson served as a Navy fighter pilot ...
Archaeologists are working to recover a young US WWII pilot from an Essex field. 2nd Lieutenant Lester Leo Lowry was just 23 when his fighter plane plunged into the ground on a cloudy day in 1944. At ...