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Howard Mercer Witnessed Kamikaze Attacks During World War II

Ian Harvey
Attacks During World War II

He was only 17 years old when he was serving on the LCI 353 mortar ship in the South Pacific, during the invasion of Okinawa,…

Red Cross Workers Were Suspected Of Being German Spies In Second World War

Ian Harvey
German Spies

In his new book, James Crossland writes about the relations between Britain and the  International Committee of the Red Cross during the Second World War,…

Wisconsin Man Recalls Fighting In A Segregated Unit During WWII

Ian Harvey
WWII

However, for certain black man, the recognition and respect came much later or in some cases, never. William Cole, 90, doesn’t have the most pleasant…

WWI Aviator From Hall Had Some Close Calls

Ian Harvey
Close Calls

He was one of the first military airmen from Hall County who served in the First World War and although he had several close calls…

Japan Close To Making Nuclear Bombs In WWII

Ian Harvey
Nuclear Bombs

The fact that Japan insists in developing nuclear weapons seems to bring back memories of quite similar plans during the Second World War. All the…

WAVE 3 Story Helped Get Priceless WWII Medals Back Home

Louisville, Kentucky; February 8, 2014 – The story about the collection of priceless WWII medals found in a storage unit let out by WAVE 3…

Australia: Woman Hopes to Return Japanese WWII POW’s Paintings to Family

Australian comes out with the paintings made by a Japanese WWII POW hoping that publicizing the story will help locate his family and return the…

Former Chillicothe Mayor’s Father Defended Art, Liberty

Ian Harvey
Art

Shortly before the end of the Second World War, the Monuments Men went hunting the hundreds of thousands of looted art works, to save them…

Happy 90th Birthday, WWII Vet Calvin Pascetta! (Navy Sailor Who Served in Three Wars)

WWII Vet Calvin Pascetta led an extraordinary life as a Navy sailor – he fought in three wars and survived them all. He recently celebrated…

Hitler’s Sugar Obsession Recalled In New Bio

Ian Harvey
Hitler

He planned to introduce vegetarianism as a lifestyle after the war and until his very last day, he only allowed his visitors to eat the…

Secret Plan Reveals Intention To Bring Nazi Scientists To US

Ian Harvey
Nazi Scientist

The experts were searching through the documents of Dr. Eugen Haagen, a very clever Nazi scientist who worked on weaponizing viruses. While they were searching…

Black History Month: African-American Soldiers and the ‘Double V’ Campaign in WWII

In honor of Black History Month or the African-American Month as it is known in the US (celebrated February in Canada and United States; October…