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One of Pearl Harbor attack’s last remaining survivors dies at age 102
Stars and Stripes· 7 days agoThere are fewer than two dozen known surviving veterans of Japan’s surprise attack on Dec. 7, 1941....
Pearl Harbor attack survivor Herb Elfring dies at 102
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 7 days agoMay 29—1/1 Swipe or click to see more CRAIG T. KOJIMA / 2022 Herbert Elfring, a Pearl Harbor attack survivor, sits with granddaughter Leigh Anne Eaton at ...
How a Sacramento airfield aided in the Doolittle Raid
KTXL via Yahoo News· 7 days ago(FOX40.COM) — On a spring day in March 1942, a convoy of 22 Army Air Corps B-25s completed their...
Letter: Haiku Stairs a landmark that must be respected | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Honolulu Star-Advertiser· 5 days agoOn the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, my grandfather James T. Callaghan of Colorado would kiss his wife...
Remains of World War II veteran from Santa Fe accounted for
Santa Fe New Mexican· 4 days agoThe Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Friday a soldier from Santa Fe involved in the...
D-Day, 80 years later: In Kansas, a strong historic connection to the invasion
KMBC-TV Kansas City· 4 hours agoThe battle — known as D-Day — was the push that eventually led to an Allied victory in Europe. Historians believe the world would be a much different place today if Allied forces were not victorious ...
80 years after D-Day, the number of WWII veterans is dwindling
Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoJun. 4—ROCHESTER — Names have power. In the case of Jerry Williams of Rochester, his name powerfully has tied him to his uncle, another Jerry Williams who, on June 6, 1944, found himself part ...
New bottles, old wine: Trump's 'America First' agenda should spark debate
United Press International via Yahoo News· 7 days agoAs Nov. 5 and the general elections grow closer in the U.S., regarding foreign policy, Donald...
D-Day at 80: A pivotal day for the Allies
Nevada Appeal· 10 hours agoOn June 6, 1944, Operation Overlord stretched along five Normandy beaches, a massive drive to push the Germans back as allied troops planned to storm...
FINAL SALUTE: Pearl Harbor Veteran, Jackson Neighbor Honored Upon Passing
FOX 47 News Lansing· 6 hours agoJackson neighbor Herbert James Elfring, Sr., one of America's last living Pearl Harbor survivors, passes away at 102. Family, friends, and neighbors gathered ...
