“Father Cyclone” of the Fighting 69th
Father Lawrence Edward Lynch grew up in Brooklyn, New York, one of twelve children in his family. His parents had emigrated from Ireland to America.…
Pearl Harbor Vet Recalls Crying at the Sight of the Fleet
Lawrence “Larry” Parry was playing a pickup game of football on his day off when he peered up into the sky and saw what seemed…
“Violet Lightning” and “Mighty Wind” – Japanese Late War Fighters
Two planes fielded by the Japanese late in the Second World War, the Kawanishi N1K1-J and N1K2-J fighters, became popular with the Japanese military, despite…
The Great Retreat: Germany Captured 1 Million Russians 1915
1915 saw some of Germany’s greatest successes of the First World War, and all on the Eastern Front. In the Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive and related smaller…
Ukrainian Commander of SS Death Squad identified in America
In 2013, the Associated Press (AP) identified a Minneapolis resident, Michael Karkoc, as a war criminal. It was alleged that he had been a commander…
WWII Airmen Lost in “Black Sunday” Raid Identified and Returned to U.S. for Burial
The long wait endured by the Harth family will soon be over. It has taken over 70 years for the remains of their family member,…
8 Soviet Infantry Fighting Vehicles of the Cold War
During the late 1960s, the armies of the Warsaw Pact started adopting a new type of military vehicle – the infantry fighting vehicle (IFV). The…
The Disastrous Dieppe Raid That Cost Thousands of Canadian Casualties
On the 19th of August 1942, the Allies launched a raid on the port of Dieppe in Nazi-occupied France. Though the operation was run by…
WWI Journal Reveals Wartime Challenges & is Essential to Understanding the day-to-day Aspects of Life During War
Like many soldiers, from many different armies and many different wars, Fredrick Shepherd, a soldier who fought for the British army in 1914, wrote about…
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.…