More than 3,000 people on Guam are expecting to get long-awaited compensation from the U.S. government for their suffering at the hands of imperial Japan during World War II.

The survivors are telling their stories, or the tales of loved ones, in order for people not to forget the atrocities they witnessed or endured — especially in a time when anti-Semitic attacks are on the rise

Holocaust survivors in the tri-state were conflicted on how to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz — for some it marked a time to mourn, others saw it as a time to celebrate freedom and rebirth. But all agreed on one thing: the urgency to share their memories so the world doesn’t forget. NBC New York’s Adam...

As the number of living survivors of the horrors of the Holocaust dwindles, the urgency to preserve the past grows — especially in a world where anti-Semitic attacks and incidents are on the rise. NBC New York’s Adam Kuperstein reports.

New U.S. Navy submarines will revive the names of the USS Arizona and USS Oklahoma, two of the biggest casualties of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II, officials said. Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly announced nuclear, Virginia-class attack submarines will carry the names, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Monday. The battleships were badly damaged...

As a schoolboy three quarters of a century ago, Marcel Schmetz would regularly see open trucks rumble past to a makeshift American cemetery — filled with bodies, some headless, some limbless, blood seeping from the vehicles onto the roads that the U.S. soldiers had given their lives to liberate. Sometimes, Schmetz said, there were over 200 bodies a day, casualties…

A crew of deep-sea explorers and historians looking for lost World War II warships have found a second Japanese aircraft carrier that went down in the historic Battle of Midway. Vulcan Inc.’s director of undersea operations Rob Kraft and Naval History and Heritage Command historian Frank Thompson reviewed high frequency sonar images of the warship Sunday and said that its...

Hundreds turned out Friday to honor a decorated World War II Marine in New York after a young friend ensured the 97-year-old’s life and death did not go unrecognized.

Hundreds turned out Friday to honor a decorated World War II Marine in New York after a young friend ensured the 97-year-old’s life and death did not go unrecognized. Michael Gargiulo reports.

A decorated World War II veteran who died this month with no living relatives is being honored by strangers around the world thanks to an unlikely friendship with a young woman determined to give him a hero’s farewell.

Here’s what to know for Thursday, June 14.

Storm Team 4 meteorologist Chris Cimino has your forecast for Thursday, June 14.

This month, 93-year-old WWII veteran Herbert Krueger from Iowa finally got all the medals he was awarded during his service. Krueger earned 15 medals for playing a key role in stopping an attack in Italy, but only received the Bronze Star. He sent his discharge papers to his senator after seeing stories of other aging veterans getting their long overdue...