WWII soldier who 'died' in 1940 turns 105: Mother was told her son had perished in Dunkirk but she refused to believe the news - two years later he was found in a Naz…
As Hitler's Panzers rolled across France towards Dunkirk in 1940, Alice Barber opened her local paper to read that her ...
WWII RMS Niagara shipwreck oil spill risk ignored despite $200m cleanup threat
It was sunk by Germany in the Hauraki Gulf but decades later its oil has never been retrieved. Maritime NZ had been ...
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Revival of the Canadian Pacific: A Journey Through History
The historic Canadian Pacific steam train, key in WWII efforts, has been meticulously restored over 14 years and made its ...
John A. Hemingway, Last Survivor of the Battle of Britain, Dies at 105
A fighter pilot in a vastly outnumbered Royal Air Force — one of the “few” hailed by Churchill — he took to the skies to help ...
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Last surviving RAF fighter ace from the Battle of Britain dies at 105
March 18 (UPI) --The last surviving Royal Air Force fighter pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain in 1940 during World War II has died. He was 105 years old. Announcing the death of John ...
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Nevada Department of Veterans Services honors 105-year-old Navy veteran for WWII service
LOVELOCK — Navy veteran and longtime Lovelock resident Mercedes Marcucci Starr has witnessed many events during her lifetime.
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Dates set for 5th annual Tennessee River Rendezvous
SALTILLO, Tenn. — Mark your calendars! The 5th annual Tennessee River Rendezvous is coming up. The rendezvous will be April ...
Woman finds CV of her deceased 100-year-old grandfather and is surprised by his WWII exploits
The woman was extremely surprised by all the achievements she discovered after stumbling upon a CV from the late 1940s.
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P-51 Mustang: An American Icon
The combination of speed, range, and armament made the P-51 Mustang one of the most versatile platforms of the Second World ...