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Oldest known survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack dies at age 106
Vaughn P. Drake Jr., a Kentuckian believed to be the oldest survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, has died at ...
Paying Taxes Used to Be Patriotic
L ove it or hate it, it’s that time of year again when Americans face their annual reckoning with Uncle Sam: April 15 or, ...
World War II POW from upstate New York identified more than 80 years after his death
A U.S. soldier killed in World War II will finally be buried in his hometown of Boonville, NY more than 80 years after his death.
Oneida County soldier who died in World War II identified
A Central New York Army Private who was captured and died as a prisoner of war in World War II has finally been accounted for ...
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The Grumman J2F Duck Amphibious Plane Is a Forgotten WWII Oddity
The very versatile J2F Duck was used first and foremost as an air-sea rescue aircraft. In the world of Mother Nature, the ...
In 1945, her grandfather stormed the black sand beaches of Iwo Jima. 80 years later, she’s retracing his footsteps
Marty Connor was 18 years old when he fought all 36 days during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. But perhaps his greatest legacy would be what happened after the war. 80 years after Iwo Jima, his ...
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Dry docking of Manitowoc's WWII submarine museum USS Cobia vital to protecting history
The full cost of the dry docking is estimated at $1.5 million. Another $500,000 is still needed by September to make the mission possible.
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Saint-Nazaire: The U-Boat Base That Defied 2,000 Allied Sorties
The walls and roof of the German U-boat pens at Saint-Nazaire France proved too strong for allied bombers during World War II.