Learn how these Mainers changed U.S. military history as Tuskegee Airmen in WWII
In 1941, the formation of the first group of Black military pilots and mechanics was underway in Tuskegee, Alabama where ...
Looted Leather and WWII Tires: How Doc Martens Came to Be
In 1945, while recovering from an ankle injury he got while skiing in Bavaria, Doctor Maertens discovered that a new use for ...
Maryland woman "proud" of mother's role in Six Triple Eight battalion during World War II
The Six Triple Eight, a military battalion made up of 855 Black women during World War II, included 19 from Maryland.
‘Charlotte icon and legend’ broke barriers in NC and nation as city’s first Black nurse
Thereasea Clark Elder broke barriers for Black public health nurses in Charlotte as the city’s first for the life-saving profession. Born in 1927, the Charlotte native grew up in the Greenville ...
Nose Art: A Brief History Of The Personalized Painted Planes Of WW2
From Looney Toons characters to shark teeth to pinup models, nose art on aircraft has a storied history in air forces around ...