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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...
July 15, 1941: First Contract for the Jeep is Awarded
Editor's Note: Drive anywhere in the United States or even around the world and it won't be long before you spot a Jeep. The...
The Mold in Dr. Florey’s Coat was Penicillium
Editor's note: With an undergraduate degree and work experience in microbiology, I just had to read The Mold in Dr. Florey's Coat: The Story...
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...
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...
From Holocaust to Hope: Irene’s Journey to America on a Liberty...
Editor's Note: I first met Irene Hasenberg Butter, professor emerita at the University of Michigan, in person in April 2017 when I interviewed her...
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...
USS Iowa Construction Marked Early Days of the Arsenal of Democracy
Four mighty, Iowa-class battleships were built during World War II. First authorized in 1938 through the Second Vinson Act passed by Congress,...
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.
Students Give Voice to Rare Manuscript Found at Auschwitz
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Professor Patricia Hall is a professor of music theory at the University of Michigan. Prof. Hall has visited the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum a...