Hidden histories come to life in this sprawling show, which includes photos, films and interactive touch-screen oral ...
As they returned, the airdome lit up with anti-aircraft fire. Martin’s plane was hit, and he bailed out over Yugoslavia.
In all, according to the National WWII Museum, the Tuskegee Airmen earned eight Purple Hearts, 14 Bronze Star Medals, three Distinguished Unit Citations and 96 Distinguished Flying Crosses. By 1945, ...
Scene from the Veterans Day commemorative event to honor veterans on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, held on Nov. 10, at Faith United Methodist Church. Pictured are: Wagner ...
SCHENECTADY — The remains of a 24-year-old World War II airman who died in a doomed mission ... the surviving crew members said caused him to black out until he was revived just before the ...
The Tuskegee Airmen were a segregated group of Black military pilots who notoriously overcame discrimination to become one of the most respected fighters during WWII . At the time, Black Americans ...
Townsmen ashore watched the cargoes of Air Force trucks, black oil drums and crated airplane ... satellite fields and home for 10.000 World War II troops—was deserted save for its housekeepers ...
The G.I. Bill, which provided life-changing education and housing benefits to millions of World War II veterans, excluded ...
The airmen were the nation’s first all-Black air fighter squadron ... “He distinguished himself as a Tuskegee Airman and ...