Historian Appeals to Local Residents for Assistance with WW1 Project
Calling all history buffs in Worcester, Mass. Your services are required by Linda N. Hixon, a history instructor at Worcester State University. She needs volunteers…
Last Surviving WW2 Code Talker Honored By His Community
The Knighthawks lacrosse team in Rochester, N.Y. has made Native American Night an essential part of their schedule. Annually fans can view stunning dancing, listen…
First World War Museum In Nitro, WV. Kicks Off A Year Of Centennial Celebrations
There are a variety of flags in the First World War Museum at Nitro, WV, but the favorite of Clyde Mynes, 92, is a small…
The Greatest American WWII POW Escape Story Never Told
36 men ignored the overpowering stench of human waste, dropped through a toilet into a latrine and walked through the 150-foot-long tunnel to freedom from…
“Rosie the Riveter” – 2.5 Million American Women Who Helped Win WWII
Sally Murray passed away on New Year’s Eve, 2016, three days before turning 93. She was raised in Arkansas during the Depression and moved to…
WWII Veteran Escaped To America, Then Returned To Europe To Fight For Freedom
When Hans G. Reif was 10 years old and living in Stuttgart, Germany, his class was taken outside to see Adolf Hitler waving from a…
Gorden Kaye, Star Of WW2 Sitcom ‘Allo ‘Allo!, Has Died Aged 75
The entertainment world has been rocked by the sad news of the death of Gorden Kaye, who has passed away at the age of 75.…
A Unique Approach To Teaching High School Students About War History
Millville High School in New Jersey employs an interesting approach to studying history: an oral history project with aging former servicemen who tell stories about…
Imperial War Museum displaying letters of Winnie the Pooh author A. A. Milne
Ask people what book author A. A. Milne is known for, and they’ll probably shake their heads in bewilderment. Recognition dawns when told he wrote…
Free Lunch In Return For War Stories And Friendship
For five years, businessman Kevin Boldt from Fort Worth, TX, has made it his task to identify every Tarrant County service member who died in…
A Former Serviceman’s Final Wish Is Granted
When the end comes, many people don’t have the opportunity to have their last wish fulfilled. This was not the case with WWII and Korean…
Easy Company – Band of Brothers – The Crossroads Battle Explained
Introduction – The Island It is October 2nd, 1944, the 101st Airborne has completed its tasks on Hells Highway around Veghel and Eindhoven and has…