World War II

U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, D-St. Louis County, requested the U.S. Government Accountability Office evaluate the cleanup of the St. Louis County site contaminated by radioactive waste from the Manhattan Project.

Grafton’s mayor said the city has raised about $130,000 so far. If the city meets its goals, it will finish the new memorial, museum and plaza in the next four years.

Historian John C. McManus paints compelling portraits of the military leaders and soldiers who fought in the Pacific during World War II.

Rick Beyer’s 2013 documentary “The Ghost Army” helped lead to new recognition for “World War II’s artists of deception.”

John McManus is the author of the new book "Island Infernos." He joined guest host Jeremy D. Goodwin on Monday's "St. Louis on the Air."

Check out two local opportunities to learn about the era of Japanese internment camps: "Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II" exhibit at Soldiers Memorial Military Museum, and a multimedia performance of "Improvisations on EO9066" by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra on Sept. 17.

The Ghost Army Legacy Project is working to honor the 1,100 troops who worked to deceive the enemy in World War II. Filmmaker Rick Beyer and soldier's daughter Carolyn Spence Cagle discussed the effort on "St. Louis on the Air."

Leona Augustine wrote “I’m Dreaming of No One But You" in 1942 after her boyfriend enlisted in the Army. Seventy-nine years later, her grandson Jacob Luecke has produced a Big Band version of the tune. He discussed the project on St. Louis on the Air.

Many people honor the sacrifices and achievements of combat veterans. But the horrors they experience can get overlooked, especially as many former…

In 2012, Rita Csapo-Sweet and her husband, the late Frederick Sweet, jointly published a paper on the ghastly but little-known legacy of Carl Clauberg, a…