D-Day Veteran Who Was Awarded the Legion of Honor Has Passed Away Aged 94
Seventy-two years had passed before the song lyrics written by John Chrenka Jr. were heard again. The words were penned when, as a 22-year-old from…
WWII Veterans Of Last Man’s Club Will Meet Until There’s Only One Left
For over 60 years, members of the Last Man’s Club of World War II have met once a year to raise a toast: “To our…
An American Flag Pays Tribute to First Fairhaven Soldier Killed During World War I
This month, the 527th flag to fly at the top of the old Glory Tower in the North End pays honor to Pvt. Ernest J.…
Woman Learns About Her Stay in WWII Refugee Camp Thanks To An Old Photograph
LIFE magazine republished a series of photos on World Refugee Day last June. They were taken in 1944 by Alfred Eisenstaedt at a WWII refugee…
Veterans on Honor Flight Visit National World War II Memorial In Washington
Of the 16 million American women and men who served in the Second World War, only 600,000 remained. On average, 400 American World War II veterans…
American Pacific War Hero Who Died At Tawara Atoll Is Laid To Rest At Last In Denver, Colorado
Ronald W. Vosmer was a Private in the Marines during World War II. He was 22 when he fought the Japanese on the island of…
This 94-year-old American WW2 Veteran Fought At Okinawa Then Became A Preacher Back Home
Talmadge Welch celebrated turning 94 years old on September 30, 2016. His daughter, Gail Tinch, brought him pumpkin cookies and some mementos of those 94…
Now Aged 105, This Independent Woman Was The First Journalist To Report The Start Of WW2
A birthday party is such fun – more so when reaching the 80th, 90th and finally the impressive 100th birthday celebrations. More impressive still, though,…
Cannons, Full Uniforms, Hundreds of Men – The Russians Know How To Do Battle Reenactments (Watch)
In 1812 Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, dominated Europe. The only power that stood in the way of total domination was Russia, ruled by…
The American WW2 Corsair Fighter-Bomber Was Called The ‘Whistling Death’ – (Watch)
What was the role of the Corsair in World War 2? You are about to find out by watching this informative video. The Corsair was…
Incredibly Well-Preserved Wrecks Of WW2 Tanks and Armored Vehicles In Libya (Watch)
War in the desert has always been vastly different than the battles in the rest of the European theater. Having massive amounts of open space…
Amazing WW2 Action Footage – US Fighter Pilot Shooting Down A ME-262 Jet Fighter! (Watch)
This amazing U.S. gun-camera footage shows an American fighter firing at a German Messerschmitt Me 262 fighter jet. These planes would normally fly at speeds…