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…
For Sale: Sherman M4A1 “Grizzly”
The Sherman M4 is one of the most famous and brilliant combat tanks of the Second World War. Succeeding the M3 from 1941, it was…
Hero Dick Winters: New Book Explores the Life, Letters & Artifacts of the Legend
Major Dick Winters endures as an iconic figure of the American experience during the Second World War. Representative of countless officers who exerted confidence and…
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.…
Fantastic News! Wheatcroft Collection’s S130 – The Last Survivor Has New Home
PRESS RELEASE – THE WHEATCROFT COLLECTION ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE ACQUIRED THE HISTORIC RICHMOND DRY DOCK, WHICH WILL BECOME THE PERMANENT HOME…
19th Century Former Marine Hospital in Galena, Illinois Up for Sale
Galena’s Marine Hospital is up for sale. This fascinating and unusual structure has a long history and prestigious associations. Located off road within Galena city…
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…