World War II Veterans

Second Lieutenant Gilbert H. Myers, 27, was declared missing in action in 1943. Eighty years later, he will be buried with full military honors.

A giant statue modeled after an iconic photograph depicting a sailor and a woman kissing in Times Square at the end of World War II will continue to be prominently displayed along Sarasota Bay.

An iconic statue in Sarasota must be moved to make way for construction and there are strong opinions on whether it should return to its prominent…

A Florida woman who was working as a caretaker for a World War II veteran has been sentenced to 38 years in prison for beating him with his oxygen…

At the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell today, Jasper G. Taylor, Jr. will be laid to rest.Taylor was a World War II Army Air Corps radio operator who…

There are some things that veterans just don’t feel comfortable talking about, except possibly with another veteran.That sacred bond, shared between…

John F. Germany was remembered by a crowd of about 600 people at his funeral at St. John's Episcopal Church in Tampa Saturday.The lawyer, judge and…

This week - NPR revealed that 60,000 World War II veterans were exposed to mustard gas while training in the U.S. and some are currently living in the…

NPR reported the VA failed to keep its promise of benefits to thousands of WWII veterans exposed to mustard gas, and an unknown set of U.S. military tests singled out minority soldiers by race.

While the Pentagon acknowledged years ago that it used American servicemen in World War II mustard gas experiments, NPR found new details about tests that grouped subjects by the color of their skin.

It's been almost 70 years since the end of World War II. Thinking back on the war holds many memories for Alex Farfel, 85, who on Tuesday joined a group…

This Friday will mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the historic military landing at Normandy during World War II. This week on Florida Matters, we'll…