From lowering the ramps of landing ships at Normandy on June 6, 1944, to crawling on the snow on their bellies and enduring extremely harsh weather at the Battle of the Bulge, our veterans showed great intrepidness and bravery when facing the enemy.

Nevada Veterans Journal

We may never see a generation of men and women like the ones who served during World War II to ensure the world was a safer place ― free from the tyranny of leaders and nations. Slowly, the number of World War II veterans diminishes with each passing day, month and year.

Longtime journalists Steve Ranson, Kenneth Beaton and David C. Henley have interviewed scores of World War II veterans and learned more about them and how they helped the war effort. Additional reporters have also written about our World War II heroes ― including Kaleb Roedel’s in-depth stories on two Native American veterans.