FORT THOMAS, Ky. (WXIX) - A World War II pilot will soon be laid to rest alongside his family in Northern Kentucky. After more than 70 years, the remains of Army Air Force 1st Lieutenant Joe De ...

In 1940, in the chaos of World War II, pilots often faced grim odds after being shot down. But one P-38 pilot refused to accept those odds when he saw his wingman crash. Instead of turning back ...

George Murray, age 81, passed away peacefully on April 7, 2025, at his home in Evans, GA. He was surrounded by many loved ones who sang and prayed him into the arms of his Savior Jesus. On June 19 ...

It started on April 8, 1944, when the pilot and Fort Thomas native was just 24 years old. His B-24 Liberator was shot down over Germany in World War II. "That bothers me more than anything," said ...

And in World War II, he showed his bravery as a pilot in the Royal Navy.” R.I.P. and God bless, Ronald David Scott, ‘til Valhalla.

A World War Two American fighter pilot has been surprised with a flight in a Mustang aeroplane 80 years to the day after he was shot down. Joe Peterburs was escorting United States Army Air Forces ...

Suffolk’s George Beale, who played two seasons for Norfolk State and for Hampton University in 2024-25, committed to transfer to Central Florida. The 6-foot-4 guard from King’s Fork High ...

Later he was told it was U-89. "That was my best effort in the war," he said. Almost 80 years since the end of WW2, Mr Barnes, who moved to Guernsey in the 1960s, reflected on his role.

It was the "spirit of the day" that drew Bill Purdy to the air force during World War II. The now-centenarian still remembers being called up as a Lancaster bomber pilot in 1942. "The war had been ...