Goodbye, Theodore Van Kirk, Navigator and Last Surviving Crew Member of Enola Gay (1921-2014)
The last crew member that boarded Enola Gay and responsible for dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, navigator Theodore Van Kirk, passed away July 28, Monday.…
Goodbye, Tough WWII Female ATA Pilot Lettice Curtis (1915-2014)
Lettice Curtis, believed by many to be the most exceptional woman pilot during the Second World War, passed away last July 21, Monday. She was…
The Moldova Wine Tunnels and Hermann Göring
Let us take a look inside Moldova, its grape-laden soil, wine tunnels and its connection with one of Hitler’s henchmen, Hermann Göring. Moldova may be…
Why the World Should be Thankful to WWII Hero Alan Turing
Most people do not know WWII hero Alan Turing. However, that must change. First of all, the fact that you are reading this write-up in…
Missing WWII Marine Identified
Washington-The Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office of the Department of Defense recently announced the identification of lost WWII Marine Randolph Allen. According to reports, the…
M4 Sherman Tank Salvaged from the Barents Sea
An exceptionally unspoiled M4 Sherman tank, the battle tank the Allies primarily used during the Second World War, was salvaged from an area in the…
Nurse who parachuted as a NUN into Occupied Europe to spy for the Allies has died
Upon the death of a former WWII nurse, her previously unknown story has been discovered. It is now known that she was much more than…
Remember Gino Bartali: Italian Star Cyclist Who Helped Jews during WWII
Gino Bartali was a famous Italian cyclist, a favorite of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini because of his winning the Tour de France on the…
Teen takes Smiling Auschwitz Selfie, Defends Action
A teen becomes the accepting end of backlash on the internet for taking an Auschwitz selfie – a smiling photo of her with the notorious Nazi…
Medals of WWII RAF Hero and Daytime Bomber Ted Sismore Auctioned
WWII medals awarded for the courageous and extraordinary feats of RAF hero and precise daytime bomber Ted Sismore went under the gavel last Thursday, July…
In Remembrance: The Freedom Trail Across the Pyrenees
The Royal British Legion Memorial Hall located on Droghadfayle Road, will hold an evening show entitled In Remembrance: The Freedom Trail Across the Pyrenees this coming Saturday at 7…
Ex-Nazi Prison Guard Johann Breyer Dies in the US While Waiting Deportation
Ex-Nazi prison guard Johann Breyer, 89, passed away at a hospital in Philadelphia while awaiting extradition to Germany for war crime charges. Attorney Dennis Boyle,…