Whipple, 99, fought in the Pacific during World War II and earned a Purple Heart when he was wounded by a mortar shell upon ...
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The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is home to the USS "Cobia," a 312-foot-long vessel that completed six war patrols during World ...
It should be noted that within the broader context of World War II that the significance of Iwo Jima extended far beyond its shores. Strategically, the island was important because it provided the ...
Joe Rosenthal was the Associated Press photographer who took the Iwo Jima photo – now there’s a street named after him in San ...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A photojournalist who captured one of the most enduring images of World War II — the US Marines raising ...
Whipple, 99, fought in the Pacific during World War II and earned a Purple Heart when he was wounded by a mortar shell upon landing on the island of Iwo Jima. But he wanted to get right back to ...