How Did The US Military Transport Planes To The Front Lines During World War 2?
Ever wondered how the U.S. brought smaller planes overseas during World War II? It was definitely more tedious work than ...
How Black paratroopers saved the US from Japan’s WWII firebombs
Sgt. Joe Harris was one of an elite group of Black paratroopers during World War II. He is being laid to rest today. He was ...
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World War II veteran laid to rest at Nevada cemetery 80 years later
The remains of a World War II Army veteran were laid to rest Friday at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in ...
Military Times3d
In WWII, the ‘Tokyo Express’ was tough to beat. One man changed that.
Nicknamed the “Tokyo Express” by their opponents, the Japanese “tin cans” acquired the grudging respect of the Americans for ...
Military.com6d
Aircraft, Flight Jackets and Pins: How Walt Disney's Characters Inspired Troops in WWII
In 1933, a Navy Reserve Squadron in New York asked Walt Disney's company to develop an insignia for the military unit. What Disney devised was an image of Mickey Mouse riding a goose, with a Navy ...
Vintage Aviation News on MSN2d
Aransas County Airport Smithsonian WWII Exhibition and Fly-In
Rockport, Texas, gets a taste of history with a collection of warbirds and military vehicles arrive for demonstrations and ...
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Missing WWII warfighters found, Families find closure after 80 years
Missing in Action. Just six weeks before World War II would end, the news came to four U.S. service member Families via ...
An SC WWII captain was shot down, taken prisoner by Nazis. A memorial is planned in Germany.
Greenville native Miles Richard "Dick" League, a colonel in the U.S. Air Force, fought in World War II. He was a prisoner of ...
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The 20 Coolest Facts About the Weapons America Used in WWII
World War II saw the introduction of countless new and innovative forms of firepower. Discover the coolest facts about ...
Smithsonian Magazine6d
One Man’s Tale of Courage Flying Fighters in the Dark
Northrop’s P-61 Black Widow was late to the war. The fighter-bomber didn’t fly its first combat mission until June 1944, when ...
Navy Times6d
In WWII, the ‘Tokyo Express’ was tough to beat. One man changed that.
(National Archives) World War II was marked by numerous technical advances ... McCall was escorting the aircraft carrier Enterprise toward Wake Island on Dec. 7, 1941, when word came in of the ...
National Security Journal on MSN3d
The Navy Built a Record 50 Jeep Casablanca-Class Aircraft Carriers for 1 Reason
Escort carriers, also known as “Jeep Carriers,” were smaller, lightly armored WWII aircraft carriers built quickly to support larger naval operations. -The U.S. Navy produced about 120 escort carriers ...