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World War II airman’s remains receive a hero’s welcome in San Jose
San Jose resident Sandy Bellou remembers her mother crying whenever she spoke about her older brother, 2nd Lt. Robert ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana4d
A US Navy captain ordered a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII. Here's why
The Missouri's captain ordered a military burial at sea with full honors, marking one of the more unusual and little-known episodes of World War II ... a petty officer 2nd class in a flight ...
In a first, explorers at WWII shipwreck discover aircraft from legendary Battle of Midway
The most surprising find was the first-ever discovery of underwater aircraft that had flown on the Midway battlefield, NOAA ...
Smithsonian Magazine4d
Why Was a 1940s Car Discovered in the Wreck of an American Naval Ship That Sank During World War II?
The mysterious automobile was found in a hangar on the USS "Yorktown," which has been resting on the bottom of the Pacific ...
Duty Calls: WWII soldier, Cohoes native ID'd after POW camp death
Army Maj. James J. O’Donovan, a native of Cohoes, was finally laid to rest 80 years after he died in a prisoner of war camp ...
Engineer who helped usher U.S. Navy into nuclear age turns 101: ‘I’ve got so much to be thankful for’
The bottle of Jameson Irish Whiskey on the counter was a birthday gift from one of his 10 children. It'll last Frank Fogarty, a one-drink kind of guy, a while.He's someone who's made a habit of making ...
The Iron Mountain Daily News15d
Why a US Navy captain ordered a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII
The Missouri’s captain ordered a military burial at sea with full honors, marking one of the more unusual and little-known ...
Connecticut Post15d
A US Navy captain ordered a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII. Here's why
The Missouri's captain ordered a military burial at sea with full honors, marking one of the more unusual and little-known episodes of World War II. The pilot received the same funeral that the ...