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NegOcc honors WWII heroes on 81st Victory Day
3+ day, 59+ min ago (184+ words) Negros Occidental marked the 81st Negros Island Victory Day on Wednesday with a tribute to Filipino guerrillas, Allied forces and World War II veterans who fought to liberate the island from Japanese occupation. Governor Bong Lacson led the commemoration at the…...
Happy Birthday Freddie Oversteegen, Dutch resistance member during WWII
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (532+ words) Happy Birthday to Freddie Oversteegen (6 Sept 1925 – 5 Sept 2018), an extraordinary Dutch resistance member, saboteur and assassin during the occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. Oversteegen, her sister Truus, and friend Hannie Schaft provided Jewish children with safe houses, bombed…...
Remains of Missing California WWII Airman Identified 82 Years Later
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (228+ words) The remains of a California airman killed during World War II have been identified more than eight decades after his B-24 bomber was shot down over Italy. Army Air Force Sgt. Adolph P. Aguirre was just 21 years old when his plane went…...
WWII hero U.S. Army Air Force 1st Lt. Walter R. Bateman comes home | PHOTOS
2+ week, 16+ hour ago (109+ words) Baltimore Sun Government contractor laying off nearly 400 employees in Anne Arundel WBAL NewsRadio to lay off staff; programming modified Towson business shuts down for evening after large crowd gathers nearby Some Baltimore County homes could face $10K water line replacements Second…...
WWII Maryland airman honored at BWI Airport after decades as MIA
2+ week, 1+ day ago (199+ words) ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. — A U.S. Army Air Forces first lieutenant who was killed during World War II was honored Friday at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Walter Bateman, a Maryland native, piloted a B-24D Liberator bomber that was shot down on…...
81 Years Later, George Patton's 48-Hour Promise at Verdun Is Still the Most Audacious Thing Any US Army General Said in a Briefing Room
2+ week, 3+ day ago (685+ words) Patton's 48-hour promise at Verdun, December 19, 1944 — the laughter, the pre-planned code words, and the delivery that reached Bastogne on schedule....
91st ARS honors World War II veteran with Arlington flyover
2+ week, 5+ day ago (110+ words) Aircrew assigned to the 91st Air Refueling Squadron honor retired U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse C. Bush Jr. with a flyover above Arlington National Cemetery during his interment ceremony in Arlington, Virginia, Aug. 20, 2026. Bush, a World War II veteran and the last living…...
Special VJ Day service honours WWII veterans who fought in ‘most brutal conditions’
3+ week, 4+ day ago (323+ words) Veterans and members of the community gathered to mark VJ Day (Victory Over Japan) anniversary with a special service. The annual service of commemoration for those who fought in the Far East during the Second World War was held in…...
Sunderland honours WWII flying ace with blue plaque
4+ week, 10+ hour ago (191+ words) A World War Two flying ace who took part in the Battle of Britain has been honoured with a blue plaque in his home city. Sunderland-born Wing Commander Joseph Robert 'Joe' Kayll was a renowned fighter pilot and one of…...
Moving farewell for WWII Bomber Command vet
4+ week, 2+ day ago (653+ words) South Australia has farewelled one of its most celebrated war heroes, Angas "Gus" Hughes, following his death at 102. Mourners turned out in force to pay their respects to Adelaide-born Mr Hughes, celebrating his extraordinary life and service. Mr Hughes would…...