World War II was a tumultuous time that saw combat in both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Despite how large the planet is, a war that involved every major nation made it seem that much smaller, and ...

Alice Darrow shows a photo of herself from when she was a nurse during World War II, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, at her home in Danville. A coalition of retired military nurses and others is pushing to ...

“I was 17 on the 3rd of September 1942, and I was sworn into the Navy on September the 5th, ’42,” Carlile said. He served in the Navy from September 1942 to May 1947 and served on the USS Farenholt ...

DANVILLE, Calif. — At age 106, Alice Darrow can clearly recall her days as a nurse during World War II, part of a pioneering group that dodged bullets as they hauled packs full of medical supplies and ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Alice Darrow shows a photo of herself from when ...

DANVILLE, Calif. (AP) — At age 106, Alice Darrow can clearly recall her days as a nurse during World War II, part of a pioneering group that dodged bullets as they hauled packs full of medical ...

Jenny Williams went from a freshly graduated nursing student to an experience-hardened Navy nurse in just a few short years. And it all started with a dare. Williams was born in Haywood County, moved ...

Richard Aldrich, a 98-year-old WWII Navy veteran, will be rooting for Navy over Notre Dame. Aldrich enlisted in the Navy at 17 in 1945 and served for over a year in the Pacific. He is one of an ...