Gladiator of Auschwitz: Movie of a Pole Who Boxed his Way Through Hell
He was a part of the first mass transportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau where he was given the number seventy-seven. The story of Tadeusz ‘Teddy’ Pietrzykowski is…
Navajo Nation Mourns the Loss of Longest-Living Arizona Veteran Dies Aged 105
Saturday 25th January 2020 marked the passing of World War II veteran Sophie Yazzie. Sophie, a member of the Navajo Nation, was 105 when she…
More Terracotta Warriors Found at Ancient Chinese Burial Site
Chinese farmers were digging a well in 1974 when they discovered fragments of a life-sized statue of a terracotta warrior. The area was then discovered…
Some Fascinating Facts About Saving Private Ryan
One of the most accurate and raw depictions of World War II can be found in the film Saving Private Ryan. This film portrayed the…
Rare Photographs Emerge of the One & Only Spitfire-Messerschmidt Hybrid
During the Battle of Britain legend has it that when Head of the Nazi Luftwaffe, Hermann Goering asked Major Adolf Galland what was required to…
US Man Exposed as Nazi Commander Dies at Age 100
Michael Karkoc passed away on December 14th at the age of 100. The retired carpenter was publicly outed by the Associated Press as a former…
Omaha Beach Bronze Bust Planned for Native American D-Day Medic
There is a memorial that looks over Omaha Beach in France, it honors the Native Americans who took part in the Normandy invasions that helped…
USS Orleck: The WW2 Ship Has to Move But Who Wants Her
USS Orleck: A long-held dream of the Jacksonville Historic Naval Ship Association could soon come true. For some time, they have been collecting funds and…
US Marine Corps Veteran, 104, Seeks Valentine’s Cards for Collection
Bill White, 104, is a US Marine Corps veteran who served for 30 years, including during World War II. He requested people send him Valentine’s…
Found: USS Grayback, Final Resting Place of 80 Entombed Sailors
Thanks to a Japanese amateur researcher, the wreck of the USS Grayback has been located off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, 75 years after the…
Why The US Sent Librarians to Portugal During WWII
Today librarians are expected to be the masters of database referencing technology. In 1942 the baseline was microfilm and specialists in the format suddenly found…
CIA’s Rent-A-Rebel Flying Circus of a PBY Catalina, A-24 Invaders and P-51 Mustangs, Attacking Indonesia, 1958
In this DAKOTA HUNTER Blog, you will find the story of an almost forgotten episode in the long and fascinating history of the Civil Air Transport…