World War II 3/13

May 293 min read

This Day in History: WWII’s “Forgotten Battle” in Alaska

On this day in 1943, Japanese launch a banzai charge during the Battle of Attu. That battle would soon end with an American victory! The...

This Day in History: Donald Ross, hero of Pearl Harbor

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May 273 min read

This Day in History: Donald Ross, hero of Pearl Harbor

On this day in 1992, a hero passes away. Donald K. Ross was the first sailor to receive a Medal of Honor during World War II. At the time...

This Day in History: WW II’s most famous bomber, Memphis Belle

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May 173 min read

This Day in History: WW II’s most famous bomber, Memphis Belle

On this day in 1943, a B-17 Flying Fortress completes its 25th combat mission without losing a member of its crew. Memphis Belle would...

This Day in History: 82nd Airborne rescues Nazi prisoners

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May 23 min read

This Day in History: 82nd Airborne rescues Nazi prisoners

On this day in 1945, the 82nd Airborne Division liberates a concentration camp just outside Ludwigslust, Germany. The Wöbbelin camp...

This Day in History: Exercise Tiger, the dress rehearsal for D-Day

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Apr 273 min read

This Day in History: Exercise Tiger, the dress rehearsal for D-Day

On this day in 1944, American forces engage in training exercises for the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Exercise Tiger was intended to...

This Day in History: Second Lt. Ernest Childers’s bravery in Italy

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Apr 223 min read

This Day in History: Second Lt. Ernest Childers’s bravery in Italy

On this day in 1944, a hero receives the Medal of Honor. Ernest Childers was a Muscogee (Creek) Indian and one of just five American...

This Day in History: Major James Howard, the “One-Man Air Force”

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Apr 83 min read

This Day in History: Major James Howard, the “One-Man Air Force”

On this day in 1913, a hero is born. James H. Howard would go on to become an American fighter pilot during World War II. He is perhaps...

This Day in History: Walter Wetzel’s “unhesitating sacrifice”

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Apr 33 min read

This Day in History: Walter Wetzel’s “unhesitating sacrifice”

On this day in 1945, a United States soldier throws himself on two grenades, saving the lives of those around him. Pfc. Walter C. Wetzel...

This Day in History: Richard Antrim outwits his Japanese captors

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Apr 13 min read

This Day in History: Richard Antrim outwits his Japanese captors

On or around this day in 1942, a Navy lieutenant intervenes to keep a Japanese guard from beating an American prisoner of war to death....

This Day in History: “America’s undersea ace of aces”

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Mar 263 min read

This Day in History: “America’s undersea ace of aces”

On this day in 1946, a hero receives the Medal of Honor. Richard O’Kane has been called “America’s undersea ace of aces.” He was a legend...

This Day in History: Charles W. David, Jr., WWII Hero

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Mar 233 min read

This Day in History: Charles W. David, Jr., WWII Hero

On this day in 1943, a hero passes away. Coast Guard Mess Attendant 1/c Charles W. David Jr. had been battling pneumonia for weeks, ever...

This Day in History: Lucy Coffey, WWII Veteran

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Mar 193 min read

This Day in History: Lucy Coffey, WWII Veteran

On this day in 2015, a heroine passes away. At the time of her passing, Lucy Coffey was believed to be the oldest female military...

This Day in History: Troy McGill's bravery in the Pacific

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Mar 43 min read

This Day in History: Troy McGill's bravery in the Pacific

On this day in 1944, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Troy McGill single-handedly protected a crucial...

This Day in History: Medals of Honor at Iwo Jima

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Feb 193 min read

This Day in History: Medals of Honor at Iwo Jima

On this day in 1945, United States Marines make a dangerous amphibious landing on the shores of Iwo Jima. One officer would later...

This Day in History: Jefferson DeBlanc's bravery in the skies

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Feb 153 min read

This Day in History: Jefferson DeBlanc's bravery in the skies

On this day in 1921, a hero is born. Jefferson DeBlanc was just a young boy when he discovered a love for aviation. An airplane had made...

This Day in History: Daniel W. Lee's Medal of Honor

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Jan 223 min read

This Day in History: Daniel W. Lee's Medal of Honor

On this day in 1985, a hero passes away. Daniel W. Lee, Sr. made a solo attack on the enemy during World War II. He survived the...

This Day in History: Elsie Ott, U.S. Air Medal recipient

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Jan 173 min read

This Day in History: Elsie Ott, U.S. Air Medal recipient

On this day in 1943, Second Lieutenant Elsie Ott departs on a grueling trip—the first intercontinental air evacuation flight. Ott was the...

This Day in History: Russell Dunham's Medal of Honor

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Jan 83 min read

This Day in History: Russell Dunham's Medal of Honor

On this day in 1945, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Russell Dunham has been credited with saving the...

This Day in History: Robert E. Laws's Medal of Honor

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Jan 13 min read

This Day in History: Robert E. Laws's Medal of Honor

On this New Year’s Day in 1990, a World War II hero passes away. Robert E. Laws took on the enemy single-handedly, but later couldn’t...

This Day in History: William Bordelon's Medal of Honor

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Dec 25, 20233 min read

This Day in History: William Bordelon's Medal of Honor

On this Christmas Day in 1920, a hero is born in San Antonio, Texas. William “Bill” Bordelon would go on to fight in one of World War...

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