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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
Irene Hasenberg Butter, Ph.D., is professor emerita at the University of Michigan and a Holocaust survivor. Since 1987, she has been telling her story...
D-Day Meteorologist Had Pressure Everywhere
Editor's note: One of my favorites stories that I have written about people in World War II is my 2020 story about James Stagg,...