Victoria Cross for “Teddy” 78 Years After Going Down With His Ship
This year, a panel revisited the Australian Navy’s request to award the Victoria Cross to Ordinary Seaman Edward “Teddy” Sheean. On August 12th, they overturned…
New US Army ‘Pinks & Greens’ Available World-Wide by March
The second round of a phased implementation of World War II inspired green service uniforms for the US Army will start this month, when all…
Help & Save This D-Day Veteran
A lightship, number LV72, helped to guide Canadian forces through a minefield in the English Channel, on their way to Juno Beach during D-Day in…
Historic USS Texas Turned Over to Foundation for Maintenance & Operation
USS Texas: Beginning August 1, the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department has passed operational control of the Battleship Texas to the nonprofit Battleship Texas Foundation.…
He Led Ragtag Group that Took Out over 200 Germans in the Ardennes, Being Considered for Medal of Honor
US House Resolution 7835 was introduced by Representative John Joyce. If passed, it will authorize President Donald Trump to award the Medal of Honor to…
“Holy Grail” Was Discovered in 2015 with $17 Billion Cargo
In 2015 a robot submarine discovered a shipwreck in the Caribbean Sea with a cargo thought to be worth as much as $17 billion –…
Japanese Court Recognizes Victims of ‘Black Rain’ as Atomic Bomb Survivors
75 years after the Hiroshima atomic attack, victims of the so-called ‘black rain’ have been given relief by the Japanese courts to claim medical benefits.…
Remains of Missing Marine from WWII Returning Home for Burial
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has announced that the remains of Marine Sgt. George R. Reeser have been identified and are being returned to…
Survivor Wants Compensation From Germany for Rail Journeys to the Camps
Salo Muller is following up last year’s successful campaign to get compensation from the Dutch railway for its part in the Holocaust by filing a…
Whisky from Famed Shipwreck for Sale at Auction
On February 3, 1941, the SS Politician left port in Liverpool, England, on its way to Jamaica and New Orleans with 260,000 bottles of whisky…
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Sets Sail for her Inaugural Deployment
On Monday 27th July 2020, the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams set sail from Naval Station Norfolk to Africa on her inaugural deployment. The USS Hershel…
France to Rename Streets After African WW2 Heroes
Operation Dragoon was launched in Provence, Southern France just two months after Operation Overlord in Normandy, in August 1944. The controversial invasion, argued against by…