2LT Lester Lowry was a fresh pilot on January 26, 1944 when he took off … WWII crash site ID’edRead more
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Valor Friday
The 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT) is one of the most decorated of all American military … Valor FridayRead more
Valor Friday
Born in 1912 in Portland, Oregon, Hazel Ying Lee was the child of Chinese immigrants. The … Valor FridayRead more
Valor Friday
Today’s article is a little different. Paul Douglas was a 50 year old man when he … Valor FridayRead more
Tuesday reunion, Friday suggestion
Eighty-three years ago, April 13 August 27, 1942, a Marine automatic rifleman named Robert Joseph Budd … Tuesday reunion, Friday suggestionRead more
Jessie Mahaffey, USS Oklahoma survivor, passes
Not sure how we may have missed this at the time, but Jessie A. Mahaffey, … Jessie Mahaffey, USS Oklahoma survivor, passesRead more
WWII nurse, age 106, donates bullet from husband’s heart to Pearl Harbor museum
A widow of a Pearl Harbor survivor has donated the bullet they removed from his heart … WWII nurse, age 106, donates bullet from husband’s heart to Pearl Harbor museumRead more
Last? Tuskegee Airman dies
George Hardy, one of the last World War II ‘Tuskegee Airman’ pilots has died at the … Last? Tuskegee Airman diesRead more