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'This is real': World War II veteran photographed military missions
Sun, 10 Nov 2024 04:08:00 GMT
Even though age made some of those memories fuzzy, the black and white photos taken by World War II veteran Emerald Knudson are tack sharp, bringing those experiences back into focus. Proudly ...
'We owe our freedom to those heroes... we must remember them': KATE PICKLES walks through the memories of her family's sacrifice in the Second World War as she meets the French ...
Sun, 10 Nov 2024 01:48:00 GMT
The crew of NG176, a doomed Lancaster Bomber, which went down over France in 1944, have been honoured with a memorial in France, 80 years on.
World War II Museum in New Orleans spotlights Black service members with special exhibit
Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:45:00 GMT
Hidden histories come to life in this sprawling show, which includes photos, films and interactive touch-screen oral histories.
King George VI’s Service in the Great War Majorly Influenced His Actions During World War II
Tue, 05 Nov 2024 11:37:00 GMT
Toward the end of World War I, King George VI served with the Royal Naval Air Service. He was appointed Officer in Charge of Boys, then Officer Commanding No 4 Squadron of the Boys’ Wing, at the ...
Review: 'The Endurance' author Caroline Alexander turns her attention to World War II in new book
Sat, 09 Nov 2024 16:00:00 GMT
Caroline Alexander’s World War II aviation history deals with Allied efforts to get supplies ... Britain to move men and materiel where they needed to be in the region. To view our latest e-Edition ...
Florence veteran recognizes TVA's World War II efforts
Sat, 09 Nov 2024 20:40:00 GMT
A few years ago, Charles Cabler came across an old article that scratched the surface on some forgotten local World War II history. Cabler, a U.S. Air Force veteran and ...
This Place in History: Jeffersonville Memorial Rock
Fri, 08 Nov 2024 20:11:00 GMT
It was carved in 1923 to honor the town of Cambridge's World War I veterans, but it now honor all of the town's veterans.
Centenarian veterans connect history to the present
Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:00:00 GMT
The World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veteran became hooked on ... He was an aerial witness to history on the day Japan surrendered. “(General Douglas) MacArthur took his (USS) Missouri right ...
Walter Hurd took part in World War II history
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:00:00 GMT
Editor’s Note: The late Walter “Wally” Hurd, a World War II veteran, attended numerous ... hundreds of planes and gliders to begin history’s largest airborne assault at the time.
A brief but exciting history of "Stop the Steal": Past as prologue?
Mon, 04 Nov 2024 09:33:00 GMT
Remember when Hugo Chávez's ghost and Italian military satellites stole the 2020 election? Oh, wait, they didn't ...
WWII's Milliron is historical society topic
Tue, 29 Oct 2024 02:00:00 GMT
George Milliron is one of DuBois’ hometown heroes from World War II. Dick Castonguay, DuBois Area Historical Society’s genealogist, will bring Milliron’s story to the community again during ...
Trump’s Win Ends a Post-World War II Era of U.S. Leadership
Wed, 06 Nov 2024 10:08:00 GMT
For the past four years, President Biden has argued that the first Trump term was a blip in American history. The election has proved that President-elect Donald J. Trump was no aberration.