The World War II siege of Bastogne will be the focus at Erie's Hagen History Center on Jan. 17. The daylong event will celebrate American soldiers who refused to surrender though surrounded by German ...

In December 1944, a battle began in the densely forested Ardennes region of eastern Belgium and northern Luxembourg. It started with a surprise counteroffensive launched by Nazi Germany at the Allied ...

This expedition returns to the Ardennes, where the Battle of the Bulge left behind one of World War II’s harshest and most desperate winter battlefields. Buried across the former frontlines, shells, ...

U.S. Army infantrymen with medics in winter uniforms huddled around a map during the Battle of the Bulge. (U.S. Army photo) Eighty-one years ago this month, on Dec. 16, 1944, German forces launched ...

Jim Sharp was one of the lucky ones. And at age 101, he’s still around to talk about it. While he feels a “little weak and weary” at times, he considers himself fortunate. He was blessed with another ...

As discussed in last week’s article, Loyd Butcher, 28, was drafted in March 1944, leaving behind his wife and daughter in Newark. During his service as a military policeman with the 28th Infantry ...

In the freezing forests of the Ardennes, the 9th Armored Division faced the fury of Hitler’s last great offensive. This video looks at the Battle of the Bulge through a different lens—not just the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Loyd Butcher on April 19, 1945, left, and on Oct. 13, 1981, right. In the April 19, 1945, edition of the Newark Advocate, Pfc.

Charles Allister Riley was born May 15, 1917, in Newark to James and Anna Riley. He was the third of seven children the couple would raise at their home at 344 Woods Avenue. Charles completed two ...