She joined the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) in 1942, becoming one of the first women to ferry military aircraft during World War II. Wanda Gertz disguised herself as a man to fight ...
(Cowboy State Daily Staff) It’s said that soldiers in combat rely most upon those fighting alongside them, and during World War II, some Polish troops had the privilege of that someone being a ...
World War II witnessed tremendous growth in the size of American military aviation, from about 2,500 airplanes to nearly 300,000 by the war’s end. The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era ...
the remains of World War II Staff Sergeant John A. Tarbert are coming home to Schuylerville, where he will receive a long-awaited burial with full military honors. Tarbert, an Army Air Force crew ...
Dave Griffin, the grandson of fallen World War II hero Daniel T ... this country,” said Commissioner Carrie Geitner, a former military spouse. “It is certainly something that we need to ...
Other Free French units were directly attached to Allied forces, including the British SAS and RAF, and the Soviet Air Forces. The US Army also supplied the Free French Forces and Army of Africa with ...
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Remembrance does not end on November 11, nor is it limited to servicemen from this country, as DAVID MORGAN discovered when researching the life of a Belgian civilian woman ...
World War II is perhaps the greatest conflict this world ... Many were recognized with the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration for U.S. servicemen. The Medal of Honor is a storied ...
Army's uniform features a "Bastogne" logo under the right shoulder pad. The 101st Airborne Division, based out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and its actions during World War II served as the ...