Soldiers sail across the Rhine to mark 80th anniversary of the invasion of Germany
The March 1945 crossings, by Patton and Montgomery's forces, gave the Allies beachheads with which to invade Germany.
Gripping ‘Soldier’s Play’ exposes racial tensions at WBTT
Charles Fuller won a Pulitzer Prize for his acclaimed play about a murder investigation of a Black sergeant in World War II on a U.S. Army base.
Flags once carried by fallen Japanese soldiers in WWII returned to families by 2 Long Island collectors
Two Long Island historical memorabilia collectors say they will turn over 41 flags carried by Japanese servicemen in World ...
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Searching for Africa’s lost World War soldiers, a name and grave at a time
“There were headstones,” he says. He remembers graves of World War II soldiers who had died at the nearby hospital. This is what the team needed: confirmation of a “native cemetery” that ...
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World War II-era Soldier developed the lithium-ion battery
Goodenough, a former soldier, was awarded the Nobel Prize ... random-access memory used in today's computers. During World War II, Goodenough joined the Army Air Force, training as a meteorologist ...
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Divers’ discovery of World War II plane crash leads to ID of US soldier, officials say
An American soldier who vanished during a World War II plane crash has been accounted for, military officials said. Photo by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency A 22-year-old soldier was one of ...