I still play the pipes that saved my great-grandfather's life in WW1
During the recovery of bodies following the Battle of Marne in France in 1914, his pipes were accidentally set off, alerting ...
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One of the last US survivors of Pearl Harbor dies at 102
Jessie A. Mahaffey, one of the last remaining survivors of the sinking of the USS Oklahoma during the 1941 Japanese surprise ...
Discovery of possible WW1 era ordinance prompts response from Rockport authorities, MSP Bomb Squad
The Rockport Police Department, alongside the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad and Rockport Fire Department, responded ...
Vancouver, WA police found what appeared to be WW1 mortars
VANCOUVER, Wash. — During construction at Pearson Airfield, an archeologist found what could be unexploded Stokes Mortars ...
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WW1 Submarines: What Were They Used For And Do Any Still Exist?
Throughout WWI, the Royal Navy sailed a fleet of 156 ... It was sold for scrap after the war. When the United States joined the conflict in 1917, it did so with a modest fleet of submarines ...
Army's Fort Benning gets name back — this time, honoring Nebraska WWI hero
After two years as Fort Moore, the Army base formerly known as Fort Benning is getting its old name back. Now it's being ...
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Fort Moore in Georgia renamed to Fort Benning, honoring a WWI veteran
On Monday Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum to rename Fort Moore in Georgia as Fort Benning. Fort Moore ...
Fort Moore reverts to Fort Benning, honoring WWI hero Cpl. Fred G. Benning
Fort Moore, previously named Fort Benning, will revert to its original name, Fort Benning, honoring Cpl. Fred G. Benning, a ...