The U.S. Army's deep involvement in the nation's space program and close work with NASA dates back to the launch in 1958 of Explorer 1, the United States' first satellite, and it was a U.S. Army ...

1 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Jack Baker, center, a private first class who served with the First United States Army during World War II, was recognized for his service during a ceremony ...

Joseph V. Micallef is a best-selling military history and world affairs author, and keynote speaker. Follow him on Twitter @JosephVMicallef. The United States entered World War II as a result of ...

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Before he would lead the U.S. 3rd Army across western Europe, Gen. George Patton spent the first half of 1944 in charge of a somewhat different command. It was the First U.S. Army Group, or FUSAG ...

Jack Baker served with First Army from D-Day until the last day of the conflict. (Staff Sgt. Darron Salzer/Army) In honor of the 100th birthday of First Army, 98-year-old World War II veteran Jack ...

The First Battle of Kiev began on August 7, 1941. It was one of the greatest stages of Operation Barbarossa with attacks, resistance, and counterattacks all failing. This was the situation on the ...

BBC History: WW2 People's War Homepage Archive List Timeline About This Site: Contact Us: WW2 Service in 1st Army, In Tunisia. by William Ledbury. You are browsing in: Archive List > World > Tunisia.