In celebration of Women’s History Month, one 99-year-old Biloxi senior is discussing her Women Airforce Service Pilots training during World War II. Ninety-nine-year-old Mary Jane Crews is…
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A handful of centenarian survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor joined about 2,500 members of the public at the scene of the Japanese bombing on Wednesday to commemorate those who perished 81 years ago. The audience…
The Ocean Springs community held a celebration to honor a World War II veteran who hit an incredible milestone. World War II veteran William ‘Bill’ Ellzey celebrated…
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — Joy and sadness in acute doses poured out Monday on the beaches of Normandy. As several dozen D-Day veterans — now all in their 90s — set foot on the sands that claimed so many colleagues,…
Looking to visit a piece of World War II history? Why not stop by Million Air in Gulfport to get a tour of an original…
It was Living History Day at the G.I. Museum in Ocean Springs where uniformed volunteers kept the memory of World War II alive. The G.I. Museum has…
Every time you visit the G.I. Museum in Ocean Springs, something new will catch your attention. That’s because the museum holds more than 17,000 military artifacts…
An Army private who died in World War II was finally laid to rest on the Coast on Saturday after 80 years. Private Andrew J. Ladner was killed in…
In February, News 25 told you about Andrew Ladner, a World War II Army soldier whose remains were missing after he was killed in battle during…
A Lizana man who was in the Army just 14 months when he was killed in action during World War II will be buried in the family cemetery here on the Coast in April. Funeral services have been announced for…
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Thursday that a Harrison County man killed during World War II was accounted for on July 9, 2021. U.S. Army Pvt. Andrew J. Ladner, 30, of Lizana, Mississippi, was in the military for 14…
The oldest World War II veteran has died today at the age of 112. Lawrence Brooks had just celebrated his birthday in September. He was born in Norwood, Louisiana in 1909 as…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — A 98-year-old World War II Veteran received what he considers the "surprise of a lifetime" over the weekend. Jeff Haynie, a 98-year-old World War II Veteran, stepped outside his home in Gulfport to the sound…
The National WWII Museum will commemorate the 76th anniversary of the D-Day invasion on Saturday, and will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its opening as The National D-Day Museum in 2000. Following its Congressional designation as The National WWII Museum…
Tomorrow marks the 78th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. An attack that led to the U.S. formal entry into World War II, a military action that would change our country forever. Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service attacked the…
Seven people are dead and six others hospitalized with injuries this morning after a vintage World War II bomber crashed at a Connecticut airport Wednesday morning. Thirteen people in all were on board the World War II Boeing B17 when…
One special World War II veteran was in attendance at today’s ‘Bells across America’ ceremony. Ninety-six year-old Paul Haplea is a retired seaman 1st class. He was assigned to the 62nd Seabees during WWII. He landed on Iwo Jima during…
For two days only PT-305, the only fully restored and operational combat-veteran patrol-torpedo boat in existence, will dock in the Bay St. Louis Municipal Harbor. This special opportunity brings this piece of living WWII history to Mississippi for the first…
The Wings of Freedom Tour is a tour to honor the sacrifices made by our veterans who allow us to enjoy our freedom. With more than 2,900 airport visits across the country, Gulfport-Biloxi International was next on their list. It’s…
In honor of Veterans Day approaching, today the Riemann Family Funeral Home took a group of veterans to the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. For the seventh year in a row, veterans on the Coast shared laughs,…
The Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum received a new piece of history last night that will be put on display in Gulfport. President of the board, Francisco Gonzales is donating a 1963 Cessna Skymaster 336 airplane, that will eventually be painted…
It’s not every day you get to meet a war hero. Today, more than a hundred people at the Beau Rivage Casino banded together for a special event honoring two World War II survivors and heroes. Eighty members of the…
It’s been 74 years since the massive military operation that was a turning point in World War II. Decision Day or D-Day was June 6th, 1944 when allied forces led by the United States and Great Britain landed on the…
In June of 1942, the U.S. Navy overpowered the Japanese in the Battle of Midway, a battle which still has an impact 76 years later. Tuesday morning on Keesler Air Force Base, the Center for Naval Aviation Training Unit held…