Pittsburgh Group Offered $1 Million ($18 million today) for Capture of Adolf
In May 1940, and over a year before the US entered World War II, a group of Pittsburgh citizens offered a reward of $1 million…
Was Classified Information Since the War – Man Now Learns His Father Was a WWII Spy
A Devon man recently received a package he has been waiting for since 1946. It contains the life details of the man whom he most…
Wounded Seven Times: WWII Hero of the 3rd Division to Finally Be Awarded the Medal of Honor
When First Lieutenant Garlin Murl Conner left the United States Army in 1945, after completing four years of service, he was a highly decorated U.S.…
Huge Discovery of Roman Artifacts Near Krefeld, Germany
A wealth of Roman artifacts has been unearthed over the past ten months north of the town of Krefeld in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalian region. Excavations…
96-year-old WWII Veteran to Receive College Diploma
U.S. Navy Veteran, Bob Barger, was a pilot during WWII and attended the University of Toledo after leaving active duty. Under the G.I. Bill, Barger…
Amazing Story of WW2 Airman, a Resistance Fighter and 3 Generations of Friendship
In September 2016 in the Spanish city of Vigo, a wedding was held. One guest among the many invited to the ceremonies held on the…
Katyn Massacre Monument Move Meets Resistance from Polish-American Groups
Polish-Americans are protesting plans to move a monument in Jersey City. The monument commemorates the victims of the Katyn Massacre of WWII. Over 20,000 Poles…
Spitfire test pilot would ritually urinate on the rear wheel of the aircraft he was testing, he has now been honored
Captain Joseph Summers had a peculiar superstition when it came to flying airplane prototypes; he would ritually urinate on the rear wheel of the aircraft…
Canadian Warrior: He had broken his back, broken several ribs & both ankles, blind in one eye – but it didn’t stop him
Of all of the countless heroes of war, there are many whose bravery and sacrifice saved hundreds of lives during their tenure of service, and…
B-17 “Preston’s Pride” Being Restored by Volunteers
Volunteers in Tulare, California, are working to complete the restoration of “Preston’s Pride,” a World War II Boeing B-17 bomber. The plane has been sitting…
“Monuments Men” Comes to TV: Author’s Search for Art Stolen by Nazis Continues
Robert Edsel of Dallas, Texas, has spent decades of his life recovering art that had been stolen by the Nazis during the World War II…
WWII Hero Saved Flag from Kamikaze Attacks
Bill Kelly keeps a photograph in his room at the Claremont Center nursing home where he lives. The picture is of him in a football…