World War 2 | War History

Fought Japanese in China When 15, Then Franco in Spain and In WWII Europe, Killed 6 Germans and Took 2 POW During a Heroic Charge, Awarded MoH in 1997

Jeff Edwards

One look at the life of Medal of Honor recipient Edward Allen Carter and it doesn’t take you long to realize that this was a…

Hero Of Guadalcanal: John Basilone, The Consummate US Marine In The Pacific

Jeff Edwards

In the Marines, the history of the Corps and those who have gone before them is a common topic for discussion. Field talk, as it…

On Crucifix Hill, Captain Bobbie Brown Destroyed Three Enemy Bunkers And Was Awarded The Medal of Honor

Jeff Edwards

On October 8th, 1944, Bobbie Brown did indeed have a prerogative, and that was to single-handedly destroy three German bunkers on a heavily fortified hill…

Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz and the Danish Resistance in World War Two

Wherever the Nazis invaded, Jews and other minorities were exterminated, with one exception. Among those responsible for this deviation was – a Nazi. Georg Ferdinand…

James H. Howard: The Only Fighter Pilot over Europe Awarded The Medal of Honor

Jeff Edwards

In WWII the battle in the skies over Europe could be described as a brutal conflict of attrition, luck, and in some cases inexplicable gallantry. Allied…

Gino Merli: A Scrappy Kid from Scranton who was awarded the Medal of Honor

Jeff Edwards

A scrappy kid from Scranton, Pennsylvania, Gino Merli was born to a coal mining family in 1924. Coming of age just in time for service,…

Lt. Gen Wainwright, Prisoner Of War, Who Was Awarded the Medal of Honor in WW2

Being captured by the Japanese during the early days of WWII meant facing years of grueling conditions, torture, and starvation.  Also, many were cut off…

Fazal Din: the Man Who Fought on despite the Hole in His Chest

The Victoria Cross (VC) is Britain’s highest award for military valor. Before 1911, Indian soldiers were not eligible to receive it; although many deserved to.…

The Heroic World War Two Volunteer – Charles Joseph Coward

He fought against the Nazis and was sent to a concentration camp. There he spied on his captors and risked his life to save those…

Medal of Honor – One American’s Daring Escape from German Soldiers In WW2

Jeff Edwards

Typically, the actions for which a man is awarded the Medal of Honor are the most exciting and frightening of his military career. For Russell…

Bolivian Boneyards Revisited. Part 1, El Alto Airport , La Paz, Bolivia – by Hans Wiesman

We present this guest blog by author and Blogger Hans Wiesman In August 2017, I returned to Bolivia for yet another fabulous trip to the…

He Was Awarded the Medal of Honor and then Demoted

It is perhaps a tale that Veterans of the United States Air Force are more familiar with, the story of “Airman Snuffy.” Given a choice…