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A crash landing in Nazi Germany. A tearful memorial ceremony 79 years later.
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 22 hours agoFamily members of the doomed B-17 bomber "American Maid" crewmen traveled to Osterby, Germany, for a...
B-17 gunner’s remains buried in North Carolina 80 years after bomber went down in France
Stars and Stripes· 6 days agoA U.S. Army Air Forces staff sergeant was laid to rest Monday in North Carolina, eight decades after...
Petersham WWII vet, fresh off 100th birthday, headed to DC for Memorial Day parade
Gannett via AOL· 5 days agoPurple, the longtime owner of L.P. Athol Corp., flew 35 missions in a B-17 bomber. At 19, he was...
Ventura County sites plan 2024 Memorial Day commemorations
Ventura County Star· 4 days agoEverything from a Moorpark field of flags to a tall ship in Ventura is planned for Memorial Day...
Archaeologists searching for remains of missing U.S. WWII pilot
CBS News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has tasked Cotswold Archaeology with recovering the remains of...
Remember the military air crews, including the Memphis Belle, who fought in World War II
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Bomber commands in the different theatres had similar tasks, however dynamically different...
A Promise of ‘No Man Left Behind’ Leads to a Forest in England
New York Times· 4 days agoA group led by archaeologists are searching for an American pilot who was killed when the B-17 he...
Tune in Tonight: Musical concerts both exuberant and moving - The Republic News
The Republic News· 2 days agoHBO kicks off the Memorial Day weekend on a musical note. “Gaga Chromatica Ball” (8 p.m. Saturday, TV-14) was taped in front of a live Dodger Stadium audience exceeding 52,000 people during the Los Angeles leg of Lady Gaga’s 2022 tour.
Profiles Of Valor: Farewell Col. Bud Anderson (USAF)
The Chattanoogan· 3 days agoThe nose art “Old Crow” on iconic P-51 Mustangs flying at air shows today is immediately recognizable by aviation enthusiasts and historians as the name...
OPINION | Curtis Varnell: On Memorial Day, let us not forget the price paid for our freedom |...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 1 day agoJoseph (Joe) Fritchie was born into the small community of Shoal Creek in 1924. When World War II broke, the young 19-year old Joe felt compelled to do his part. First trained as an airplane ...