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The P-51 Mustang and the man who won the World War II air war with it
It was thanks to former WWI pilot Tommy Hitchcock that the P-51 entered U.S service - and changed the skies over Europe ...
Defense department renews effort to identify victims in World War II explosion in Pearl Harbor’s West Loch
The Department of Defense has launched a new effort to identify the remains of service members killed 80 years ago. Near the ...
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Over 40 World War II veterans sign historic rifle at The Highlands at Wyomissing
Andrew Biggio never met his great-uncle, but he’s gotten to know him well. “My uncle was killed in World War II — I’m named after him,” Biggio said. “He didn’t make it home from his war, and I did. I ...
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Why Nazis spent World War II in a luxury West Virginia resort
Nazis staying at Greenbrier during WWII were treated like aristocratic guests. They even threw a birthday party for Hitler there.
Discovery of Unexploded World War II Bomb Halts Paris Trains and Eurostar
The police successfully defused the explosive device, which weighs more than 1,000 pounds and was found near tracks north of ...
World War II munitions factory worker celebrates 103rd birthday with family, retirement home neighbors
Ruth was born in Illinois on March 16, 1922, the 11th of 12 children. She attended Millikin University, where she studied ...
An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
As a volunteer cave digger, Takamatsu Gushiken has unearthed the remains of several hundred people. Excavation is not his ...
Local World War II veteran celebrates 103rd birthday
DELHI TWP, Ohio (WKRC) - Kenneth Beard, a World War II veteran living in Delhi Township, celebrated his 103rd birthday on ...
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World War II-era Soldier developed the lithium-ion battery
John B. Goodenough, a former soldier, was awarded the Nobel Prize for helping create the lithium-ion battery, used today in a ...