The all leather combat boots weren't practical for jungle use, which is why the military developed the Jungle Boots prior to World War II. As with other combat boots these were originally brown ...

The boots will go on display as part of the regiment’s history, and a symbol of the World War II legacy of the 82nd Airborne Division. Almost 74 years after his death, a part of Humphrey has ...

Nov. 11—BELFAST, Maine — All across the country, after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and the United States found itself in the thick of World War II overnight, communities both large and ...

It wasn't the only boot that saw improvement during World War II, as the Service Shoe gave way to the "Boots, Combat Service" version that has been more commonly known as the "Double Buckle Boots." ...

The boot tag was found in a cave on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, Southeast Asia. It was recently returned to the son of WWII Marine and Fitchburg resident Joseph McLellan. (COURTESY PHIL ...

In March 1988, through the dedication of its maintenance team, generous donors, volunteers, and support from Air France, The Pink Lady regained the 511th Squadron markings it once carried during WWII.

In a recent op-ed in the Carroll County Times, “Trump got his WWII history wrong,” Doug Mallouk stated: “Regarding the 80th ...

WWII Combat Veteran A6M-2 Zero Finds a New Home. Story by Moreno Aguiari • 1w. T immermans Legends of Flight, a privately-owned vintage warbird collection belonging to Peter and Annie Timmermans ...

From the time his boots hit Utah Beach at Normandy on June 8, 1944, to the day his combat duty ended with a shrapnel wound in his thigh three months later in the early days of the Battle of Metz ...

During WWII, US soldiers needed durable, hardwearing footwear to traverse a variety of terrain. The Navy’s answer: the N-1 field shoes, aka “Boondockers” (military slang for describing a wooded, rural ...

Rishi Sharma has met more than 1,100 World War II combat ... Burns served in the 42nd Infantry “Rainbow” Division of the U.S. Army during the war and was one of the first boots on the ...

Kate Winslet ("Titanic") stars as Lee Miller in "Lee," a new film that depicts Miller's shift from artistic fashion photographer to combat photographer.