WWII
Another WWII ace in the making?
I mentioned Saturday that there are only a few aces left from WWII – over the years, there have been a few certified post-war after reviewing their records. Here’s a case which is ongoing – and most likely to be the last ace to be certified from WWII. Think we’ve seen mention of James McCubbin […]
WWII Ace COL Perry Dahl dead at 101
Perry Dahl, who had a storied career flying for the US., died at the tender young age of 101. He is described as one of the last of 1297 air aces – I did not find a definitive list of survivors but did see a reference to him as one of four left – and […]
Dutch name 400K+ supposed Nazi supporters
Another on the list of “government findings we’re not going to tell you for a very long time” . This time, it is the list of supposed collaborators in the Netherlands during the Nazi years, kept classified until this New Year. The records, consisting of 32 million pages, include about 425,000 mostly Dutch people who […]
Lost one more
Been an ugly fortnight for Pearl Harbor survivors. Harry Chandler, 103, died December 30 at the Florida nursing home where he lived. The third Pearl Harbor survivor to die in the past few weeks, Chandler was a hospital corpsman 3rd class on Dec. 7, 1941, when waves of Japanese fighter planes dropped bombs and fired […]
Two lost
A bit back when we talked about Pearl Harbor vets, the source article said there were a total of 16 still left. Sadly, as of Christmas that number is down to 15. Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 105. Upton’s Christmas Day death […]
Christmas in war
I didn’t know Santa Claus fought at Guadalcanal, but there is photographic proof brought to you by LIFE Magazine. As we celebrate Christmas today, our veterans here can attest to giving a thought and prayer to those who can’t be at home this year. Some are deployed to the latest war zone in the Middle […]
Merry “White” Christmas to All
Merry Christmas to all of you deplorables! Some of you believe and are rejoicing, some of you do not – let’s just ignore our differences and hope that maybe one day can go by in peace, and Peace, and maybe just a glimpse of the Brotherhood of Man might sneak in. Gonna go only vaguely […]
Sad update
In doing the updates, came across one items which I feel deserves its own place. Bob Fernandez, a 100-year-old survivor of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, died shortly after deteriorating health prompted him to skip a trip to Hawaii to attend last week’s remembrance ceremony marking the 83rd anniversary of the attack. Fernandez was […]
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