SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE, France — Army Staff Sgt. William Owens was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross at a ceremony Thursday for extraordinary heroism displayed during the Allied ...

Staff Sgt. William D. Owen's Bronze Star was posthumously upgraded to the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions during WWII. (Courtesy 505th Regimental Combat Team/James J. Ricci family ...

WASHINGTON — Waverly B. Woodson Jr., who was part of the only African American combat unit involved in the D-Day invasion during World War II, spent more than a day treating wounded troops under heavy ...

A Black medic credited with treating many wounded soldiers on D-Day has been posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland announced Monday. Army ...

NORMANDY, France — It is never too late to do the right thing for an American hero. For more than three years, the unit where I serve, First Army, has worked to honor one of our former soldiers, a ...

A paratrooper had his Silver Star posthumously upgraded this month, 81 years after his actions in a two-day fight during World War II, according to Army officials. A Distinguished Service Cross was ...

Fort Hood is being renamed in honor of Col. Robert B. Hood, a decorated officer and recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross for his heroism in combat. (Courtesy of Mitzi Huffman) Fort Cavazos, ...

Four Hoosier National Guard soldiers received the Indiana Distinguished Service Cross awards during a ceremony at Indiana National Guard headquarters at Stout Field on Sept. 12. Chief Warrant Officer ...

Army Staff Sgt. William D. Owens knew his platoon was in trouble. Part of A Company, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, his platoon had jumped into Normandy on June 6, 1944, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Waverly B. Woodson Jr., who was part of the only African American combat unit involved in the D-Day invasion during World War II, spent more than a day treating wounded troops under ...