WWII, Korean war veteran celebrates 100th birthday in Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) -- Reaching a century of life is a milestone few ever see, but, a war veteran is celebrating just that. This is a big…
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D-Day veterans return to Normandy to mark 81st anniversary of landings
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — Veterans gathered Friday in Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment of World War II that eventually led to the collapse of Adolf Hitler’s regime. Along the coastline and near the…
Mississippi Airman Accounted for from WWII
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Alvin R. Scarborough, 22, of Dossville, Mississippi, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, was accounted for Sept. 21,…
WWII soldier being laid to rest in Bogalusa
A Louisiana soldier is returning home. It's a homecoming 80 years in the making. Private First Class Joseph Murphy was a native of Bogalusa. He was captured when the…
Lou Conter, last survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102
By AUDREY McAVOY The last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor has died. Lou Conter was 102. The Arizona lost 1,177 sailors and Marines in the 1941 attack…
AI-aided virtual conversations with WWII vets are latest feature at New Orleans museum
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Olin Pickens sat in his wheelchair facing a life-sized image of himself on a screen, asking it questions about being taken prisoner by German soldiers during World War II. After a pause, his video-recorded twin recalled…
Sergeant Harold Hammett returns to Mississippi
The remains of a Mississippi marine who died in World War II headed to Hattiesburg for burial. Marine Gunnery Sergeant Gus Campbell shared pictures showing crews at New Orleans…
Birthday celebration for WWII veteran happening February 10th
On February 10, a World War II veteran will be turning 100 years old. William Jarrell served in the United States Navy aboard the USS Independence, even…
Mississippi marine from World War II identified
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Marine Corps Sgt. Harold Hammett, killed during World War II, was accounted for on September 25, 2023. Sgt. Hammett was born in Avery, Mississippi and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1940.…
G.I. Museum in Ocean Springs honors D-Day
Locally, a museum in Ocean Springs pays tribute to the lives lost on D-Day. On the anniversary of D-Day, we honor those who gave their lives for our country.…
Normandy marks D-Day’s 79th anniversary, honors World War II veterans
ON OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — An overwhelming sound of gunfire and men’s screams. That’s how World War II veteran Marie Scott described D-Day, as Tuesday’s ceremonies got underway in honor of those who fought for freedom in the largest naval, air…
Biloxi native finds out his uncle is WWII hero
A mindless Google search led to a family discovering their family member is a hero. One day, retired Air Force veteran John Lindsley decided to Google search…
Congress honors WWII hero of Iwo Jima with ultimate salute
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress gave its ultimate final salute Thursday to Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, a 5-foot-6 “force of nature’” in the battle of Iwo Jima and the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II. Seventy-seven years…
World War II-era boat emerges from shrinking Lake Mead
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A sunken boat dating back to World War II is the latest object to emerge from a shrinking reservoir that straddles Nevada and Arizona. The Higgins landing craft that has long been 185 feet (56 meters)…
104-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor speaks at the MS Aviation Heritage Museum
One of the last surviving servicemen of Pearl Harbor stopped by the Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum to share stories of his life and experiences during…
City of Gulfport honors WWII veteran George Roberts on his 100th birthday
Today, Gulfport city leaders celebrated a long-time resident and decorated World War II veteran who just reached a big milestone. The date was March 1st, 1921. The Roaring Twenties are getting into full swing and a boy…
WWII PT boat visits Bay St. Louis
This weekend, Coast residents got to view an original piece of World War II history. Employees from the National World War II Museum in New Orleans docked PT Boat 305 at the Bay St. Louis Harbor and gave visitors an…
Wings of Freedom Tour lands on the Coast
A once in a lifetime opportunity to see United States history is taking flight on the Coast. A crew of World War II planes touched down at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport for the Wings of Freedom Tour today. They could…
WWII Veterans Visit Museum New Orleans
Today more than 200 veterans from the coast are in New Orleans looking at history some of them lived through. Reiman family funeral home sponsors this trip to the world war two museums annually for local vets to reflect on…
O'Keefe WWII Veteran
Other than being a community leader Jerry O'keefe was a world war two veteran. Last summer he was awarded a congressional gold medal for American fighter aces. Here's a look at an interview from June of 2015 when News 25'…
Remembering D-Day: 72 Years Later
Today marks the 72nd anniversary of D-Day. Seventy-two years ago on June 6th, 1944, thousands of Allied Forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, courageously invading the Nazi-occupied country. D-Day is known as a major turning point for World War…
WWII Vets Visit National World War II Museum
It was a touching commemoration in New Orleans today when a group of World War II veterans from the Coast visited the National World War II Museum.
Local WWII Veteran to be Awarded Congressional Gold Medal
Nearly 6.8 thousand WWII veterans are still living in Mississippi. One of them, Jerry O’Keefe, is one of only about 70 ace fighter pilots alive today.
70th Anniversary of Victory in Europe
Today marks the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII in Europe.