World War One poster collection goes to auction
A large poster collection of World War One government propaganda is to be sold by auction. The collection was started by a US Army officer…
General Ingelido – Obituary of a WWII Ace with 12 kills
[Via] Major General Michael J. Ingelido has passed away on 28, April 2015 in his family home in Colorado, as a result of complications from…
Palau island Japanese war caves excavated
Palau island has begun to excavate hundreds of miles of secret cave networks in which Japanese troops hid and died during the war. The Emperor…
The Real Forrest Gump: Vietnam War veteran and war hero, Sergeant Sammy Davis
Sergeant Sammy L. Davis is a US Army veteran of the Vietnam War and has been awarded the Medal of Honor, the US Army’s highest…
Mighty fine at 109 – America’s Oldest Veteran
[Via] America’s oldest WWII veteran celebrated his 109th birthday eating burgers, smoking cigars and drinking milkshakes. The resident of Austin, Texas, Richard Overton celebrated his…
‘The Hump’ – a Himalayan Mountain ridge that is the graveyard of hundreds of WWII soldiers
It all started with curiosity and a passion for adventure, when Clayton Kuhel decided to embark on a quest to Himalayas. Kuhel describes himself as…
Ernie Pyle remembered for tales of soldiers’ lives in WWII
Ernie Pyle in 1945 [Via] A US war journalist, Ernie Pyle, made a name writing scores of columns about the life and times of frontline…
Last of the ‘Navajo Code Talkers’ has died aged 93
Chester Nez, the last surviving member of the ‘Original Navajo Code Talkers’ has died at the age of 93. He was one of the 29-member…
Recovering the bodies of WWII Soldiers killed on Peleliu Island
Japan is looking to launch an excavation campaign to recover the bodies of thousands of soldiers buried in caves on Peleliu Island in Palau. This…
World War Two US soldiers honored in the Netherlands
Thousands of World War Two US soldiers who were killed in action are being honored in the Netherlands. One of them is Stanley McNivick from…
Skydivers jump off ‘Flying Fortress’ WW2 bomber – help raise money for a charity
A group of ten skydivers had the experience of their lifetime when they were given an opportunity to jump from the bomb bay doors of…
Iwo Jima memories of a WWII veteran
A World War II veteran from Rock Hill has shared his recollections of the war, for the first time in his entire life. He never…