Born in Portsmouth, Sgt Cornell served with the 7th Parachute Battalion, earning a Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) for his ...

After twice being mentioned in despatches, in June 1916, he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for “consistent good work and gallant service”. The Bureau was keen to make him the ...

This was given to the Grandad of one of the children at school for volunteering to run a youth club,which he did for for over 25 years.We found it very interesting to learn about the medal and ...

The Tank Museum has welcomed a new historical artifact to its collection. A tank crew “Splatter” mask, once worn by Cpl.

Also included in the lot is a Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) also awarded to the ... downed an aircraft engaged in a dog-fight with a British fighter. Sgt Loosemore was presented with the ...

It was the first his children had heard of their dad's dramatic heroism and of his missing medals. Martin Thorne had been awarded both the Distinguished Service Medal and Bronze Star for his ...

When John Dill died on Nov. 4, 1944, it shook the upper echelons of the United States military, right up through Army Chief ...

THE last surviving relative of a Guernsey-born First World War hero believes that his story has gone largely untold due to an administrative error more than a century ago.

Veterans Day is an opportunity to honor all of the men and women who have served the United States in uniform—and you ...

A national ceremony in Belgium on Friday recognized the roughly 4,000 First Nations, Metis and Inuit soldiers from Canada who ...

Richard Meade, who died in 2015 aged 76, became the first British rider to win an individual Olympic title at the Munich Games in 1972. It was his third gold medal out of three, making Mr Meade ...

More than 3,400 Medals of Honor have been awarded to U.S. service members who distinguished themselves conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.