Black Paratroopers Have Profound Effect on WWII
Walter Morris joined the paratroopers in 1940, when segregation of blacks and whites was still very much alive in America. In terms of the Second…
New WWII Memorial to Airmen Lost in Collision
Seven decades ago near Buckinghamshire, the collision of two WWII bombers saw the horrific loss of fifteen airmen in the Royal Air Force. Now, a…
Heritage Lottery Fund Releases Major Grant to the Northampton Museum
Royal &Derngate, along with the Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, lead Northampton in the world of culture already. Now they have a little more leeway…
Michigan-Man Andrew Kach Receives Medal for Service in Vietnam
Private first class Andrew Kach of the United States Army received a ceremony in Brighton Township recently, during which he was given the Bronze Star…
Former Woman Who Worked at Auschwitz Accused of Prisoner Crueltly
A woman now known as Gisela S. was a prison guard at the notorious internment camp in Auschwitz where she was responsible for the mistreatment…
Firing WWII Spitfire guns after they have been buried for 70 years in a bog!
Six Browning machine guns have been discovered in 2011 buried near the Irish site of a 1941 Spitfire crash. Having been covered in peat…
WWI Allied Officers Feared Stray Dog and Cats Could Be Spies
In preparation for the WWI centenary this month, the National Archives are releasing new documentation, one of which suggests a dog and two cats may…
Patrick Gallagher of the Vietnam War May Receive Honors Long After Death
Lance Corporal Patrick Gallagher, Irish immigrant who served in the Marines during the Vietnam War, made himself a hero on July 18, 1966. He had…
Man Relates His Time as a Japanese Hostage in WWII
Rupert Wilkinson lived with his mother and sister in Manila during the 1942 period of Japanese invasion. With their father away at war as a…
The Bletchley Park WRENs, Crackers of German Code
Margaret Mortimer is one of the Wrens, a group of women who worked to break German code on Colossus, Britain’s first computer at decryption establishment…
Next Time You Travel Time, Do NOT Kill Hitler
It is a common science fiction device that time travelers often set out on their adventures with a single goal in mind: to kill Hitler…
Man Discovers Lost Letters from Soldier of the First World War
Larry McLean has been a resident of Leslieville for over thirty years. In a decision to renovate, he dislodged his front porch to discover a…