An American Flag Pays Tribute to First Fairhaven Soldier Killed During World War I
This month, the 527th flag to fly at the top of the old Glory Tower in the North End pays honor to Pvt. Ernest J.…
Woman Learns About Her Stay in WWII Refugee Camp Thanks To An Old Photograph
LIFE magazine republished a series of photos on World Refugee Day last June. They were taken in 1944 by Alfred Eisenstaedt at a WWII refugee…
Veterans on Honor Flight Visit National World War II Memorial In Washington
Of the 16 million American women and men who served in the Second World War, only 600,000 remained. On average, 400 American World War II veterans…
American Pacific War Hero Who Died At Tawara Atoll Is Laid To Rest At Last In Denver, Colorado
Ronald W. Vosmer was a Private in the Marines during World War II. He was 22 when he fought the Japanese on the island of…
This 94-year-old American WW2 Veteran Fought At Okinawa Then Became A Preacher Back Home
Talmadge Welch celebrated turning 94 years old on September 30, 2016. His daughter, Gail Tinch, brought him pumpkin cookies and some mementos of those 94…
Now Aged 105, This Independent Woman Was The First Journalist To Report The Start Of WW2
A birthday party is such fun – more so when reaching the 80th, 90th and finally the impressive 100th birthday celebrations. More impressive still, though,…
1,800-year-old Bullets Tell Story of a Roman Attack on Scottish Fort
Pity the defenders of a hilltop fort in southwest Scotland, attacked by the Roman army 1,800 years ago. Various missile weapons were used based on…
The First Navy Chaplain Killed at Pearl Harbor Returns Home, 75 Years Later
The remains of the first chaplain killed during World War II were returned home recently to Dubuque, Iowa. The Rev. Aloysius Schmitt died at Pearl…
The Forgotten South Vietnamese Soldiers of the Vietnam War
April 30th, 1975, was the day that South Vietnamese veterans of the Vietnam War lost their country. That’s the day the North Vietnamese finally won…
Tragic But Fascinating Story Of American B-24 Bomber ‘Lady Be Good’ – Crashed In 1943, Found in 1958
The wreckage of a USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) plane that went missing during its first and last mission in the Second World War…
How The British Won Their War At Home, With A Very British Weapon – Pies
Autumn 1940 was Britain’s darkest hour. Hitler had conquered Europe and was on the verge of conquering Britain. The US had yet to join the…
The Chaplain to a Polish Lancer Regiment in World War II, Who Died Of Natural Causes In Scotland
Father Karol Bik was stationed in the Arbroath area of Scotland with the 14thJazlowiecki Lancers Regiment, making him the chaplain for some of the first…