Heziel Pitogo

Heziel Pitogo is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Heziel Pitogo:

WWII Stories: Remembering the 7 Powell Brothers

Get to know the seven Powell brothers who all served and survived the Second World War. Only one of the seven, George Powell, remains alive…

New Musashi Footage Implies WWII Battleship Exploded Underwater

The amount of debris scattered across the Philippine seafloor where the WWII battleship Musashi was found by American billionaire Paul Allen and his team seem to indicate…

WWII Vet and Bataan Death March Escapee Jesse Baltazar Honored with Purple Heart

  Washington – Monday, January 19, saw Jesse Baltazar, a WWII veteran, get the military recognition he long deserved — A Purple Heart. The ceremony happened after more…

Devastating Tokyo Firebombings Remembered 70 Years On

March 10, Tuesday, saw Japan in a somber remembrance of the Tokyo firebombings which took place seventy years ago at the height of the Second World War.…

Stuart Archer: Bomb Disposal Expert and Longest George Cross Holder at 100

Get to know Stuart Archer who, at 100, is the longest holder of the George Cross. The acting lieutenant was given the decoration for his courageous…

eBay Under Fire After Soap Bars Allegedly Made from Holocaust Victims’ Remains Went on Sale at Site

eBay again becomes the receiving end point of anger and criticism after a Dutch online seller used the online auction site to sell off soap…

Japanese Crown Prince Calls for “Correct” WWII History

Japanese Crown Prince Kōtaishi Naruhito Shinnō called for a “correct” delivery of the Second World War history to future generations of the country via a press…

This Week: Two Other Vintage Explosives Discovered from Different Parts of the World

It seems that this year is the year of vintage explosives as two other WWII-era ordnance were discovered Wednesday, March 5, in different parts of the…

Victoria Cross Medal of WWI Hero Given After Suicidal Mission For Sale; Expected to Fetch £160,000

  Auction experts expect a Victoria Cross medal won by a WWI hero after embarking on a suicidal mission during the Great War to fetch…

Goodbye, WWII and Korean War Air Force Vet Who Saved Many Orphans, Col. Dean Hess!

Retired Air Force veteran Col. Dean Hess who helped save countless of orphans during the Korean War and was also a WWII veteran passed away…

Unbelievably Outrageous Spy Ideas!

Pigeon-guided missiles and cat spies to believing that the movie It’s a Wonderful Life is the Communists’ way of brainwashing America…here are some of the unbelievably outrageous…

WWII Hand Grenade Discovered at Retirement Home in Indiana

Columbus, Indiana – A WWII hand grenade was found by a maintenance worker at the Four Seasons Retirement Center in Columbus Tuesday, March 3. It was immediately…