George Hardy, last original Tuskegee Airman, dies at 100
Lt. Col. George Hardy, a pioneering Tuskegee Airman and one of the first Black pilots in the U.S. military, passed ...
Tag: World War II
Japanese internment camp survivor reflects on the painful history of Heart Mountain: “We were denied liberty”
92-year-old Sam Mihara returned to the Heart Mountain Relocation Center, where he and over 10,000 Japanese Americans were interned during ...
Decades ago, a WWII veteran signed a contract to conduct a band on his 100th birthday. Last month, he fulfilled it.
Wheaton, IllinoisRetired U.S. Air Force Col. Arnald Gabriel, who conducted the U.S. Air Force Band, celebrated his 100th birthday by ...
Explorers find torpedoes, bell from U.S. destroyer that sank with 167 crew on board during WWII
Explorers from the Ocean Exploration Trust have uncovered new artifacts, including torpedoes and the ship's bell, from the USS DeHaven, ...
WWII pilot accounted for 82 years after being credited with saving airman’s life in deadly crash
A World War II pilot, Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Charles W. McCook, has been accounted for after being missing ...
Virginia soldier killed during D-Day invasion accounted for more than 80 years later
U.S. Army Sgt. Ivor D. Thornton, a soldier from Virginia, has been accounted for 81 years after he went missing ...
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