The Only Enlisted Submariner to Ever Receive the Medal of Honor Locked Himself Inside a Sinking Submarine
For those who sail beneath the surface of the sea, there are few greater fears than permanently descending to the depths alive. The movies would…
The Battle of Telamon: A Gaulish Army Trapped Between Three Roman Armies
The Romans and the Gauls had a bitter rivalry that lasted as long as any other in the world. One of the most humiliating events…
In 1943, Several US Airmen Went On A Suicide Mission. Two Men Were Awarded A Medal Of Honor For Separate Acts Of Heroism In One Cursed Bomber
In 1943, several US airmen went on a suicide mission. Two men were awarded a Medal of Honor – the only time in WWII that…
New Sources Claim Coco Chanel Was A Nazi Spy
Coco Chanel is listed as one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of the 20th century. She is a fashion icon, of course, as…
Medal of Honor Pilot Grounded for Buzzing & Blowing Clothes Off an Oakland Woman’s Clothes Line
The names that line the pages of history are many in number – the lengthy lists of men and women who fought, who died, who…
The Battle of Long Tan: 1500 Strong VC and NVA Force Ambushed 108 Aussies, They Lost
During the Vietnam War, 108 Australian soldiers stood against some 1,500 to 2,500 Vietnamese forces near the village of Long Tan. When the battle was…
Hit By Shrapnell Which Almost Removes His Arm, Pries Own Grenade From Now Immobile Hand & Throws It At The Germans
Senator Daniel Inouye served in the United States Senate from 1963 until his death in 2012. At the time of his death, he was America’s…
The Story of James Lincoln Wynn – Captured At The Battle Of The Bulge, And POW Experience As Slave Labor During World War II – PART 2
Slave labor for the Reich Because he wasn’t an officer or a non-com, he and other privates were classified for “komando” – labor camp –…
La Decima: Italian Pigs, Manned Torpedoes and Kamikaze-Style Speedboat Attacks
Under the rule of Benito Mussolini, an Italian frogman unit called La Decima was created. The unique group consisted of men capable of the most…
An Only Son of the 381st, The Life of Andy Piter, Jr. – By Donald J. Madar
Andy Piter, Jr. was the only son of Slovak immigrants and also my great-uncle. He marched off to serve his country in World War II…
These Ten Facts About WW1 Have Been Largely Forgotten
In these centennial years of the First World war, let’s look back at some of the more unknown facts about WW1. Were the Generals leading the…
To Find A Lost WWII Buddy, Gene “Star Trek” Roddenberry Named A Villain After Him
Gene Roddenberry was a U.S. Army Air Force bomber pilot. He served in the Pacific from 1942 until 1945 when he was honorably discharged. He…