History’s first homebuilt entrepreneur named his aircraft after an insect.
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Daily Quiz for October 4, 2019
The 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) was better known by this name.
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The Mortar-Equipped Landing Craft
On February 19, 1945, two United States Marine Corps divisions landed on the sulfurous […]
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Joe Boyd’s Battle for Peace
Joe Boyd’s war against fascism began long before the first shots of World War […]
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Pearl Harbor Avenged
At the January 1942 Battle of Balikpapan, the four stalwart destroyers of Division 59 […]
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Surprised Outside Strass
An unexpected encounter with an enemy outpost on the fringes of the Hürtgen Forest […]
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One Man’s War: Donald Love
NAME: Donald Love DATE ENTERED SERVICE: January 6, 1936 CAMPAIGNS: Operation Market-Garden DECORATIONS: 1939-45 […]
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Secretary to a Master Spy
My career in “espionage” began with my friend Marianne, who worked at the German […]
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The ‘Battle Baby’ Magazine Born in Tokyo
General Douglas MacArthur had not even entered the city when Tokyo was declared off […]
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Commands: French 2nd Armored Division
DESIGNATION: French 2nd Armored Division ACTIVATION: August 24, 1943 CAMPAIGNS: France and Germany As […]