This week’s artifact is a World War II woman’s naval uniform worn by La Crosse resident Florence Thompson. During World War II, the U.S. Navy established a military unit for female members ...

Today the Marine Corps is about 11 percent black – still low among the services, but a seismic shift ahead of the World War II-era. Montford Point Camp was decommissioned on Sept. 9, 1949.

<p>A 91-year-old WWII veteran from Hempstead says he had one wish after he came back from the war: to receive his dress blue uniform.&nbsp;</p> News 12 Staff May 3, 2017, 6:13 PM ...