City Council Meeting Sparks Controversy Over Proposal to Remove WWII Memorial
Boca Raton Residents Rally Against WWII Memorial Removal A recent Boca Raton City Council meeting became heated as locals voiced their concerns over a World War II memorial facing removal to make way for a redevelopment project. The city is contemplating the redevelopment of a 30-acre area which would replace memorial parks with residential buildings, […]
100-Year-Old WWII Veteran Who Spent Months As POW Receives Purple Heart 80 Years Later
100 Pennsylvania, who served and injured in World War II, received his 101 -year -old birthday within a few days. Sergeant. York County’s Harold Pressure was awarded on Wednesday 80 years after the war was injured. It has been reported。 “It’s a great honor to be here for a unique opportunity to fix many years […]
Bomb Dropped During WWII Finally Explodes
A World War II-era U.S.-made bomb exploded at a southwest airport Wednesday morning, reportedly closing a runway and canceling multiple flights. The shell exploded without warning on a taxiway at Miyazaki Airport around 8 a.m., leaving a crater about 23 feet wide and just over 3 feet deep, Japan's Kyodo News reported. reported. The Japanese […]
‘Put Up A Good Fight’: 90-Year-Old WWII Vet Fatally Shot, Run Over During Suspected Carjacking
A 90-year-old military veteran was shot and killed during a suspected carjacking outside a Houston senior living facility on Saturday, KPRC 2 reports. Witnesses said the suspect allegedly began arguing with the veteran before gunshots were heard. KPRC2. After shooting and killing the veteran, who witnesses referred to as “Mr. Nelson,” the suspect allegedly ran […]
Research Suggests How British Hid ‘Nationally Significant’ WWII Bunker From Nazis
According to a press release issued by Historic England on August 16th, researchers have suggested how Britain could have hidden its underground military headquarters, the “Battle of Britain Bunker,” from the Nazis during World War II. “Recent interpretations of historical aerial photographs suggest that the bunker and its defenses were camouflaged as decorative gardens that […]
Archaeologists Recover WWII Aviator’s Remains From Iconic Fighter Plane
Researchers have recovered and identified the remains of a U.S. military pilot who was shot down on July 10, 1943, during World War II, according to a press release from Cranfield University on Wednesday. The team successfully identified the body of 27-year-old Lt. Alan W. Knepper, who was a passenger in a P-38 Lightning aircraft […]
Archaeologists Announce Discovery Of Iconic Sword Lost In WWII In Germany
Archaeologists have unearthed an iconic 17th century Japanese sword during ongoing excavations in Berlin's oldest market square, the Berlin State Museum announced on Thursday. Archaeologists from the Berlin State Office for the Preservation of Monuments and Ruins found the rusty sword amongst World War II rubble unearthed in a cellar buried beneath Stralauer Strasse in […]
Message-In-A-Bottle Believed To Be From WWII Washes Up In Hurricane Debby Aftermath
A message in a bottle believed to be from World War II washed up in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Debbie. The bottle was discovered on Wednesday in Safety Harbor, Florida, by Suzanne Flamento Smith, who was walking along the beach picking up trash in the aftermath of the hurricane. According to WTSP News. […]
North Alabama WWII veteran killed in Germany to finally be laid to rest in Moulton after 80-year discovery
An American hero from Alabama is finally back home to be buried. Private First Class Noah Reeves, age 26, was killed in action in Germany on December 6, 1944. His body was not discovered until three years after the war. According to the Department of Defense POW/MIA Office, “In late 1944, during World War II, […]
Alabama WWII veterans revisit Normandy for 80th anniversary of D-Day
As the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings approaches, three men from north Alabama who served in World War II are once again flying to the site where so many Americans gave their lives. WHNT News 19 share The story of Otis Brannon, who thanked his fellow passengers before boarding the ship. “I want […]