RSSWWII

WWII Brit collaborators

| March 26, 2024 | 16 Comments
WWII Brit collaborators

Interesting article in the Telegraph about British collaborators who, once captured, decided to work for the Nazis. We all know the story of the escape attempt from  Stalag Luft III (Air prison 3) near Sagan, immortalized as “The Great Escape”.  Recently, it has come to light that one of the escape participants, Desmond Plunkett,  maintained […]

Continue Reading

Another old girl leaves home

| March 25, 2024 | 20 Comments
Another old girl leaves home

The USS New Jersey left her home in Camden, New Jersey headed to Paulsboro for  repairs. Thence, the most decorated battleship in Naval history will be ‘balanced for dry dock’  at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The vessel, guided by tugboats, docked at the Paulsboro Marine Terminal on Thursday afternoon, where it will be balanced to […]

Continue Reading

Another of the last Pearl Harbor survivors passes

| March 24, 2024 | 13 Comments
Another of the last Pearl Harbor survivors passes

  Richard C. “Dick” Higgins, one of the few remaining survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, has died, a family member said Wednesday. Mr. Higgins passed Tuesday, March 19th in Bend,Oregon at the age of 102. Higgins was a radioman assigned to a patrol squadron of seaplanes based at the Hawaii naval base […]

Continue Reading

Monday Miscellaneous

| March 18, 2024 | 30 Comments
Monday Miscellaneous

A few little things today. Remember all the Afghans who helped us over 20 years in Afghanistan before Biden cut and run  before we pulled out like a trucker from a 16 year old hooker  before we mostly peacefully evacuated our troops and equipment? Seems we are running out of visas…67,000 of them in the […]

Continue Reading

Ahh, the butthurt…

| February 13, 2024 | 104 Comments
Ahh, the butthurt…

Seems VW ran an ad talking about the brand’s history in the US, starting its chronology in 1949. Appropriate, given that the first Beetle (that’s a Type 1 to the cognoscenti) was imported to the US in  – wait for it – 1949. Now, I am not sure if there is anyone even vaguely aware […]

Continue Reading

An older eagle soars

| February 7, 2024 | 10 Comments
An older eagle soars

  Interesting read about a fella named Jack Hemmings. He recently decided to enjoy a bit of flying in a WWII-era Spitfire (the plane, not the car) . It was a bit smaller than what he used to fly – A Lockheed Hudson, similar to the tail dragging twin engine Electra.)  Now for the kicker […]

Continue Reading

Last Merrill’s Marauder died

| December 29, 2023 | 16 Comments
Last Merrill’s Marauder died

Many of you history mavens recall the name Merrill’s Marauders of WWII Burma fame.  Russell Hamler, the last surviving member of the Marauders, died near Pittsburgh at age 99 on Tuesday. The Marauders inspired a 1962 movie called “Merrill’s Marauders,” and dozens of Marauders were awarded individual decorations after the war, from the Distinguished Service […]

Continue Reading

Pearl Harbor revisited

| December 8, 2023 | 18 Comments
Pearl Harbor revisited

ONE damn mention of the Pearl Harbor on TAH, nothing on national media. ONE.  Think I would be fired if I used the kind of language this really should really entail, and I can’t afford the pay or prestige cut. Didn’t want to publish this on December 7th for reasons which will become apparent. The […]

Continue Reading