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Statue of Commerce-born WWII Gen. Claire Lee Chennault unveiled
The Herald Banner, Greenville, Texas via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOct. 16—Without a doubt, World War II casts a long shadow across the world, but it also holds a very special place in the history of Hunt County. For example, two of the American servicemen ...
Aztec Eagle -- only Mexican force to serve in WWII -- trained at Majors Field
The Herald Banner, Greenville, Texas via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 26—With names like Audie Murphy and Claire Lee Chennault associated with Hunt County, and with Majors Airport beginning operations as a training center for the U.S. Army Air Forces (ASAAF ...
U.S. veterans who flew for China in World War II are welcomed back as heroes
NBC News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWith U.S.-China relations at their lowest point in decades, centenarian U.S. veteran who flew as the...
New book from UNCW professor recounts the brave WWII pilots who flew down 'Aluminum Alley'
Star News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn the 1940s, boys of all ages scanned their newspaper's comic pages for "Terry and the Pirates,"...
Red, White and Blue Airshow: Saluting America's Heroes offers amazing acts and family fun
The News-Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA thrilling air show is coming to the skies above Monroe. The Chennault Foundation and the Southern...
Caprock Chronicles: Elmer The Great: Texas Tech’s first sports superstar
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Yahoo News· 8 months agoEditor's Note: Caprock Chronicles is edited by Jack Becker, retired Texas Tech University librarian....
China honors American veterans of World War II known as Flying Tigers in an effort to improve ties
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoChina on Monday honored two American veterans of World War II as Washington and Beijing look to past...
Meet 98-year-old George Woo, a last living member of the Flying Tigers’ Chinese American Composite...
NextShark via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn the Fourth of July in 1942 — nearly seven months after Imperial Japan shocked Pearl Harbor — the...
Here's why these US Air Force A-10 attack aircraft rock fearsome shark teeth war paint
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft with shark teeth nose art at Kandahar Airfield in...
As China ties warm, US military resumes search to bring WWII 'fallen heroes' home from southern...
South China Morning Post via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoThe US military has completed two site surveys to recover World War II remains in China, the first...
