Airman who was shot down, imprisoned in Japan during World War II accounted for
A World War II airman who was taken captive by Japanese forces and died in a prison fire after his plane was shot down has ...
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World War II veteran stays active, faithful, focused as he turns 100 years old
Local centenarian Joseph Sciarra, who fought in World War II, is living his life to the fullest! At 100 years young, he has ...
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How a World War II Tail Gunner Survived a Midair Collision Without a Parachute
Sgt. James Raley's account came almost three months to the day after he improbably survived that fall from the skies over ...
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Contractors take advantage of good weather; successfully move third of five World War II-era barracks at Fort McCoy
Two World War II-era barracks buildings were already moved on Jan. 22 and Feb. 12-13. This third building was moved to the same area as the first two. Army Corps of Engineers officials and the ...
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Newly Identified World War II Airmen to be Laid to Rest in Spring Creek, Pa. this Summer
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that U.S. Army Air Forces Cpl. Glenn Hodak, 23, of Cambridge Springs, ...
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Soldiers sail across the Rhine to mark 80th anniversary of the invasion of Germany
While an Army band played on Saturday, soldiers in vintage World War II uniforms boarded an amphibious boat from the 1940s named “Tugboat Annie” and sailed down the Rhine, in honor of the ...
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World War II-era Soldier developed the lithium-ion battery
During World War II, Goodenough joined the Army Air Force, training as a meteorologist in Grand Rapids, Michigan. "The Army training, mostly by civilians, was efficient and quite professional," he ...
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End of a mystery: U.S. Army Air Force pilot identified nearly 80 years after WWII crash
A U.S. pilot who was long considered missing in action after a failed World War II mission has been found. U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Herbert G. Tennyson of Wichita, Kansas, died in March 1944 ...
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Jeannette woman served in Six Triple Eight, the predominantly Black Women's Army Corps during World War II
It was the only predominantly Black Women's Army Corps unit stationed in Europe during World War II. The women were from all over the country, including Pittsburgh. The bombing of Pearl Harbor ...