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She helped America win WWII. Meet a real-life 'Rosie the Riveter"
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (215+ words) She helped America win WWII. Meet a real-life 'Rosie the Riveter' STLtoday. com Javascript is required to use this website. From Arlington National Cemetery to New York's Intrepid Museum, political leaders and citizens gathered on Memorial Day to honor the…...
Soldiers Memorial honors WWII WASP Pilot
3+ week, 1+ day ago (443+ words) Jane Champlin was a member of the World War II Women's Augmentation Service Pilots, also known as WASP. Champlin was born on May 14, 1917, and in 1937 she earned a B. A. in sociology from St. Louis University." After learning about the WASP recruitment…...
First submarine named after Massachusetts joins the Navy fleet
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (166+ words) BOSTON " The USS Massachusetts officially joined the Navy fleet Saturday after a commissioning ceremony, making it the first submarine named after the Bay State. Sailors stand at attention'Friday on the USS Massachusetts during a rehearsal ahead of the commissioning of…...
Hochman: Coming to St. Louis, the story of Japanese prisoners and baseball in WWII camps
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (195+ words) He's shared this baseball story everywhere from the Smithsonian to San Quentin: In today's 10 AM "Ten Hochman," brought to you by Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium at Cardinals' spring training, Ben Hochman discusses the World Baseball Classic! And a happy birthday…...
Churchill museum at Westminister College is close to national landmark status
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (110+ words) After at least a decade of pushing its name to the forefront, Westminster College in Fulton, Mo. , has taken a big step to securing national support. Winston Churchill speaking at the podium at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo. , delivering his…...
St. Louis and the nuclear age
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (107+ words) Content by'Soldiers Memorial Military Museum.'On Nov. 11, the museum opens its special exhibition, "Two Minutes to Midnight and the Architecture of Armageddon." Javascript is required to use this website. Be the first to know Related to this story Sorry, an…...
A Look Back " Eager students scour neighborhoods for scrap metal during World War II
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (525+ words) ST. LOUIS " Two 9-year-old boys proudly rolled a clattering 250-pound boiler into a schoolyard. Girls muscled little red wagons piled with waffle irons, toasters and dented pots. A second-grader dragged a ring of 921 keys. Students at Pestalozzi School, 1428 South Seventh…...
Bushold US Army COL, Ret. Thomas Matthew
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (315+ words) Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, at the age of 92. Bushold US Army COL, Ret. Thomas Matthew, Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, at the age of 92. Loving husband of Margaret Clare Bushold (nee Henley). Beloved…...
WWII battle-tested ship, LST-325, sails into Alton for tours
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (1072+ words) When the Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, it was LSTs that brought over the tanks, Jeeps, armored vehicles and artillery the Army would need to wage war in Europe. LST stands for Landing Ship, Tank....
Review: 'The Devil Reached Toward the Sky' weaves thorough account of Atomic Age's start
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (438+ words) The story of the Atomic Age's start is a fascinating one about the power of invention and a chilling one about its consequences. In "The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Making and Unleashing of the…...