After more than 80 years hidden beneath the waves off Rio de Janeiro, the location of a Brazilian troop transport ship ...

The historic, all-Black unit included more than 15,000 Black pilots, mechanics and cooks from throughout the nation, ...

A free symposium at the museum Feb. 15 will look at African American engagment in World War II and its place in social ...

National World War II Museum visitors can learn about the contributions, struggles and victories of Black Americans during ...

At just 17 years old, Joseph Coy left Pittsfield High School to enlist in the Navy, serving on Utah Beach on D-Day and later ...

As recently as July, the Brazilian navy had told Brazil’s O Globo newspaper ... as an auxiliary naval craft when Brazil entered World War II on the side of the Allies. It was transporting ...

A World War Two ship torpedoed by Adolf Hitler has been discovered along the coast of Rio De Janeiro using sonar imaging. ...

Courtesy Brazilian Navy The Vital de Oliveira was a civilian ship, built in 1910 and outfitted as an auxiliary naval craft when Brazil entered World War II on the side of the Allies. It was ...

A suburban World War II veteran decided to celebrate a milestone on land, proving if he can do it, so can you.