Source: Bakersfield.com
Separately they piloted B-24 Liberators over Nazi-occupied Europe during what author Studs Terkel called "The Good War." They were young, with boyish faces that belied the heavy responsibility they shouldered for their crewmen and coun ...
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Source: The Springfield Sun
Michael Freeland with his grandson at the Washington County Public Library. On June 6, the anniversary of the D-Day landing at Normandy, author Michael Freeland, World War II veteran, made what he called his last public appearance to ta ...
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Source: GulfToday.ae
BUDAPEST: Part of Hungary's parliament was evacuated Wednesday after an unexploded World War II bomb was discovered during excavation work for a nearby underground garage. "The northern wing of the parliament and the surround ...
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Source: Salina Journal Online
ABILENE -- After 60 years, the last thing Lee Lamar expected to receive was an email from an archaeologist in Croatia with this message: "If you left a bomber in Croatia in World War II, I have the pieces ...
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Source: Travel & Leisure
What I like about Voyages of Discovery is that it delivers on its promise of an educational experience. The company carefully selects its onboard lecturers so only the best experts speak on the designated theme of the cruise. The line’s World ...
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Source: Globe and Mail
Great-grandfather, Air Force pilot, jitterbug aficionado. Born June 20, 1924, in Port Stanley, Ont., died May 28, 2013, in White Rock, B.C., of heart failure, aged 88. Jack “Johnny” McKenzie Jones achieved a distinguished military car ...
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Source: The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
It all started on a rainy Memorial Day. We went up to our veterans memorial in North Manchester as we do every Memorial Day. It was not a very good day. Our post commander, Johnny Wheeler, was ill and not present. It was decided I would say a few words t ...
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Source: Kent Online
A former RAF fighter pilot and popular bank manager has died. John Mackinder had already joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve before the outbreak of the Second World War and soon trained as a Hurricane pilot. He was involved in many pioneering initi ...
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Source: The Inquisitr
British Prime Minster David Cameron revealed via Twitter on Tuesday that during the G8 summit there was a brief security concern over the discovery of unused World War II-era bombs. After the discovery, Northern Ireland security forc ...
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Source: Metro.co.uk
A World War II veteran has become the oldest bungee jumper in Europe after leaping off a bridge for his 90th birthday. Bob Steele jumped 131ft from Highland Fling Bungee’s platform at Garry Bridge in Killiecrankie, Perthshire, falli ...
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