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Sullivan Brothers: We Stick Together
Editor's note: In 2013, I was in eastern Iowa and had an afternoon free so I searched for a museum to visit. It didn't...
Cornelia Fort (1919-1943): WAFS Pilot
Editor's Note: I first learned about Cornelia Fort in 2019 at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii. Cornelia was in the air...
Heroes in the Cockpit: Gen. James “Jimmy” Doolittle
May 3, 2020 - At the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, an exhibit is dedicated to the Doolittle Raiders. In front of a B-25, Doolittle, right, is talking to a member of his crew.
Sgt. Harold R. Smith, WWII Home Front Aircraft Mechanic
Editor's Note: On March 9, 2020, in Lebanon, Ohio, near Cincinnati, I had the pleasure of meeting Rachel, Carol and Judy, Harold Smith's daughters....
Tuskegee Airmen Defined by Excellence and Extraordinary Perseverance
Editor's Note: In May 2020, I traveled to Port Clinton, Ohio, to interview Lt. Col. Harold Brown, USAF (Ret.), a Tuskegee airman who served...
Rosie Flexes Her Muscle in Michigan in Riveting Rivalry with California
Editor's Note: I have had the honor of interviewing a few original "Rosies," women who went to work in factories during World War II....
Irene Hasenberg Butter, Ph.D., Holocaust Survivor
Editor's Note: I first met Irene in April 2017 when I interviewed her for the first time at her home in Ann Arbor, Michigan....
D-Day Meteorologist Had Pressure Everywhere
Editor’s note: One of my favorites stories that I have written about people who served during World War II is my 2020 story about...