Face The FURY at The Tank Museum
The Tank Museum is offering movie buffs the opportunity to celebrate the Sherman tank in general – and one Hollywood star in particular – in…
Physicist Who Worked on the First Soviet Nuclear Bomb Dies at Age 101
Isaak Khalatnikov passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021, at 101 years of age. He was the last surviving member to have participated in the…
The Tragic Tale of the USS Indianapolis
The USS Indianapolis was a Portand-class heavy cruiser in the US Navy during World War II. It was sank by the Japanese after completing a…
“Dreams of flight” – 2008 High School Graduate Becomes Fighter Pilot and Instructor With the U.S. Air Force
Cole Stegeman has fulfilled childhood dream of becoming a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force. Now a flight commander of a fighter squadron…
Group of Volunteers Working to Restore Historic Skymaster Plane
A group of volunteers is working to save a Douglas C-54 Skymaster military plane from the scrap heap but COVID and lack of funding threaten…
One of the Last WWII “ATA-Girls” Dies at Age 103
Eleanor Wadsworth passed away at the age of 103. She was one of the last remaining members of the British Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA). Members…
Tuskegee Airmen Veteran, Theodore “Ted” Lumpkin Dies Aged 100
Theodore “Ted” Lumpkin Jr., a member of the world-famous Tuskegee Airmen, passed away on the day after Christmas in 2020, a few days before his…
“It was very interesting work” – Lincoln University Graduate Drafted into U.S. Army Early in Vietnam War
Editor’s note: This article is the first in a four-part series highlighting the life and Vietnam War experiences of the late Roger Buchta. In the…
Sword stolen from a statue is returned 40 years after the theft
Cindy P. Gaylord, head of the Historical Commission in Westfield, Massachusetts, was astounded when she was approached to take back a sword stolen from the…
Only Memorial to Anne Frank in the US Vandalized by Morons
The Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial in Boise, Idaho, was vandalized with swastikas early morning on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. Nine stickers with swastikas and…
US Coast Guard to Send Icebreaker to Arctic for National Security
The US Coast Guard’s only long-range icebreaker, the Polar Star, would typically head to the Antarctic to help with the resupply of the McMurdo Station.…
Help Return Churchill III* to Running Order
Help Return Churchill III* to Running Order Help The Tank Museum raise £5,000 to return this British World War Two classic to running order in…