Approximately 8,300 graves are at Margraten, one of a handful of out-of-the-way cemeteries for America’s war dead near the German borders of France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. Many of ...
In September of ’43, we were attacked by over 100 Japanese planes, fighters, bombers, dive bombers, and torpedo bombers.” ...
Rockville veteran Bob Stromberg, 100, served as a medic, providing care for prisoners from concentration camps.
This summer, as we set off for France on a P&O ferry, I looked back at the coastline and saw Dover Castle perched on top of the famous White Cliffs, and once again thought to myself: ‘I’d love to go ...
WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. - At 20 feet long, 21 inches around, and 3,000 pounds, a torpedo sliced through 4500 feet of water at 46 knots during World War II. "It would be against merchant and warships. It's ...
The wartime tunnels are 2.75 miles (4.4km) long with 12 entrances. They were built to house 60,000 people a total of 21 metres (70ft) underground. Mr Pankhurst said: "They could sleep here or they ...
Karen Finnerty didn’t know much about her late father’s time in World War II. And since his passing, Finnerty has searched for more ways to connect with her dad and his military service. She never ...
DAYTONA BEACH — For most of the 13 years the City Island Recreation Center has been shuttered, city managers have repeatedly suggested that the World War II-era building be torn down. The ...
MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP — World War II veteran John “Jack” Cowell celebrated his 101st birthday on Tuesday by saluting his comrades in arms. Literally. “I just did my job,” the U.S. Navy destroyer escort ...
In September 1943, the Italian battleship Roma was steaming toward Malta to surrender to the Allies when a pair of German Dornier Do 217 bombers appeared overhead. The planes released two Fritz X ...
WILLIAMSBURG, VA - Former Gates County resident Janet Morris Belvin announces the release of her latest novel, Fog, a sweeping World War II historical romance that transports... WILLIAMSBURG, VA - ...
Western Star Trucks has been entrusted with another piece of America’s precious aviation history. Last year, Nickel Brothers from Nanaimo, British Columbia, were tasked with transporting one of two ...