Jannette Jauregui

Oilfields and cotton crops became two of the biggest moneymakers for residents of Texas in the early 1920s, but the good times didn't last.

Laclede County, Mo.: the heart of Middle America. The Depression didn't find the mostly farming state any different from the rest of the country. Families struggled. Crops were tough to maintain. Businesses closed. Harold Breech was 10 when the stock ...

On June 6, 1944, the USS Manhattan made its way past the Statue of Liberty as the troops aboard looked toward the historic figure, praying they'd make it back to see her once again.

Richard Klock worked on the Norden Bombsight during his military career in the 1940s.

When Mary Paine heard about five brothers killed after a Japanese torpedo struck their submarine, she was called to serve her country.

Leo Bartley of Santa Paula was a bomber pilot during the Normandy invasion on D-Day.

When the United States entered World War II 70 years ago this month, all anyone could think about was the men and women being sent to combat. Where were they going? How long would they be there? Would they make ...

The days of going barefoot to school because money was hard to come by, or the multiple jobs he'd take on in high school to help make ends meet, aren't any more than memories to Jim White. It was just ...

He figured it couldn't get much better than this. Ordered to active duty on a tropical island that was barely populated. Surrounded by a clear Pacific Ocean, palm trees, and plumerias. Rest and relaxation assignments at the Royal Hawaiian, and ...

Thirty minutes and he was gone. A million thoughts crossed my mind. All Al Henley needed was a good friend who could keep up with his keen sense of humor and laugh with him as each story and joke he ...

For many, the Golden Age of Hollywood stirs up memories of musicals, westerns, comedies, love stories and the studios that bolstered the images of the films and the celebrities who starred in them.

After an injury in World War II, Frank Zalusky was sent to hospitals in England and Scotland before he was transferred to the U.S. for rehabilitation. He never made it back to the front lines and eventually settled in Camarillo.

March 1944. A rough crossing through the chilled Atlantic waters. Wayne Hargett knew he was heading to England to fight a war. He knew his role as an Army medic put him at a higher risk of being wounded or ...

It took Jim Brooks 50 years to feel comfortable talking about his time in the Army during World War II. The memories of what he saw — the carnage — were always too much to bear.

There was a war on. It was that simple. Dan Barry was just 17 when he decided to enlist in the Navy in the summer of 1945. High school was all that kept him from joining sooner. When he earned ...