History | War History

‘I knew I was going’ Vietnam service earns local veteran Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts

Vietnam service

By Jeremy P. Ämick When graduating from Russellville (Mo.) High School in 1965, Dennis Smith did not question whether he would someday receive a draft…

Fort Drum, the unsinkable concrete ‘battleship’ of Manila Bay

Jack Beckett

Anyone who pays a visit to Manila Bay will not easily forget the enchanting sight of the ruined concrete fort that looks as if it…

‘Coming home’ U.S. Army retiree returns to Missouri to prepare for second career

U.S. Army retiree

By Jeremy P. Amick When graduating from from second careersecond caree(Mo.) High School in 1984, Susan (Ott) Hogue realized she was lacking a sense of…

‘Mystery born in Alabama’ Piecing together history of a WWII prisoner turned NASA employee

WWII prisoner

By Jeremy P. Amick Throughout the last several years, the Silver Star Families of America (SSFOA) has strived to honor veterans by sharing the many…

70 years After the Second World War: Remembrance Endures – By Ron Simpson

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By RonSimpson: With each passing year, month by month and day by day, as time continues to march on, there is a greater need for…

A mother’s hope ‘Russellville soldier missing in action since World War II’

Russellville soldier

By Jeremy P. Amick As a boy growing up in rural Mid-Missouri in late 1920s, one might imagine the thoughts of a young Walter Lehman…

Driver James Wallis T5259533 R.A.S.C. – By Bradley Wallis

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My father James Wallis was born in 1911 in Lambeth London. He grew up through the Great War and eventually found himself in the newspaper…

A mother’s hope – Russellville soldier missing in action since World War II – By Jeremy P. Amick

As a boy growing up in rural Mid-Missouri in late 1920s, one might imagine the thoughts of a young Walter Lehman filled with the aspirations…

‘Army of occupation’ Army veteran shares story of service in the Pacific during WWII

Army of occupation

By Jeremy P. Ämick Growing up on a farm in Taos, Mo., Norbert Bernskoetter rarely traveled any farther from home than an occasional trip to…

The Bunker Bash

Joris Nieuwint

Mark Barnes describes a day exploring the Atlantic Wall with WHO colleague Joris Nieuwint and other friends back in December. Batterie Waldam. Winter may be…

DULMIAL, PAKISTAN – The Village with the Gun

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DULMIAL

Remembering the soldiers of the First World War, 100 years on. By Dr Irfan Malik and Michael Noble (The Centre for Hidden Histories, University of…

‘Medley of medals’ World War II veteran awarded French medal, donates German medal

World War II veteran

By Jeremy P. Ämick Prior to December 7, 1941, World War II had not fully awakened America since the unexpected devastation from the bombing of…