For generations, tattoos have served as both a rite of passage and a record of service for members of the military.

The Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) released a logo to kick off its commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the U.S. Navy’s experiences in World War II, officials announced ...

World War II veteran Ed Talley, center, has a glass of wine while enjoying a meal with Greg Ireton, 99, left, and Ed Beck, 100, as they celebrate Talley’s 102th birthday at Red Lobster on Friday ...

He joined the Navy during World War II, stayed in the Naval Reserve after the war and then joined the Coast Guard at 55 years old. Fox was born on Sept. 23, 1919, at Fort Eustis , Virginia.

Navy technicians stand at the rear of the IBM Automatic Sequence controlled calculator in Cambridge, Mass., on Aug. 7, 1944 Mullis arrived on Sept. 26, 1942, in New York.

ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Ed Monnie, a World War II veteran and former Navy medic, celebrated his 100th birthday in Escondido surrounded by family and friends. Monnie, born in 1925, is part of the ...

When Marie West was growing up on a farm in rural Iowa, she never imagined she would one day become part of a groundbreaking movement in the U.S. military. Local WWII Navy veteran reaches 102nd ...

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WLOX) - Ingalls Shipbuilding serves as an all too familiar site for World War II Navy veteran Alfred Lewis. “I worked in the engine rooms,” he said. Lewis enlisted in 1945 ...

SAN DIEGO — A veteran who enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II is reflecting on his military service. “I was born in Detroit, Michigan. At six years old, I got sick.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – On this Friday, Feb. 21, it’s time to say Happy 100th Birthday to retired Navy veteran Felix Maurizio, who joined the Navy during World War II when he was 18 years old.