Albert “Hank” Sturgess Jr. earned nine battle stars and the Presidential Unit Citation for his bravery while serving in the South Pacific during World War II.

Summary and Key Points: The USS Yorktown (CV-10), an Essex-class aircraft carrier nicknamed “Fighting Lady,” earned 11 battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation during World War II.

A basic training course that included a video about the famed World War II Black aviators was shut down last week in response ...

A video on the pioneering Black pilots, famed for their World War II exploits, was stripped from an Air Force basic training ...

Longtime Kentucky horseman James E. “Ted” Bassett III, known internationally as an ambassador for the state and the industry, ...

Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B ...

James E. “Ted” Bassett III, who led Keeneland through historic expansion during his 38-year tenure serving as President, ...

Two new aircraft carriers are being named after Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, continuing the Navy convention of naming ...

In the skies over war-torn Europe, they flew 15,533 sorties, racking up 112 aerial kills and earning 96 Distinguished Flying Crosses and three Presidential Unit Citations. As the decades passed ...

In June 2014, Davis assumed command of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, “The Old Guard,” at Fort Myer, VA. After command, Davis ...

The 242nd’s 1st Battalion was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation by President Franklin Roosevelt for holding the town of Hatten in the face of overwhelming odds. One of the dusty boxes in my ...