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Holocaust survivor, Korean War veteran turns 100 in Hendersonville
17+ hour, 56+ min ago (133+ words) WLOS News 13 provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Asheville, NC and nearby towns and communities in Western North Carolina and the Upstate of South…...
World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday in Asheville
15+ hour, 46+ min ago (105+ words) ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A man from the River Arts District turned 100 years old today. Jim Meadows was born and raised in western North Carolina for almost all his life, except for his time in the military during World War II. HOLOCAUST…...
The Ashworth Collection: A war grave in Italy
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (864+ words) AS TCW draws to a close, we repeating a few articles by Alan and Margaret Ashworth. This one was originally published in the series That Reminds Me on March 9, 2022. ON September 13, 1944, Captain George Wordingham Scarf of the Royal Artillery was…...
An old P-40 Warhawk fighter from World War II firing live ammunition 82 years later
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (159+ words) There are old airplanes that have a truly incredible history, among them an old Curtiss P-40N Warhawk from World War II. The P-40 ghost plane of Mindanao: the history of a great mystery of the WW2 The history of an aerial combat that tested…...
Ships Are Named For Hibbing and Two of Her Servicemen – Part 1
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (1185+ words) The U.S.S. Roche (DE-197) was a Cannon-class ship with a length of 300 feet and a beam (the width at the widest point) of 36 feet 10 inches. She had four diesel engines and two propellers. She displaced 1240 tons (light) and 1620 (full). It is…...
We Visited What Some Say Is the 'First Stealth Bomber': Germany's Horten Ho 229 Is Sitting in the Smithsonian
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (1064+ words) Known as Horten Ho 229, Nazi Germany produced the world’s first flying-wing jet aircraft. Indeed, when many today see the triangular airframe of the gray-hulled Nazi flying wing, they cannot help but see that shape as something familiar. That’s because modern…...
This Boat Helped Hunt Down WWII Shipwrecks - Now It Sails For The US Navy
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (383+ words) SlashGear This Boat Helped Hunt Down WWII Shipwrecks - Now It Sails For The US Navy The research vessel RV Petrel earned an international reputation by locating some of the most famous shipwrecks of World War II, helping historians solve decades-old…...
A look inside the Warbirds Of Glory Museum
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (18+ words) CBS News A look inside the Warbirds Of Glory Museum...
Granville WWII Veteran Howard ‘Sam’ Waite Celebrates 100th Birthday
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (384+ words) Howard ‘Sam’ Waite, a Granville man who served his country across the world for over two decades, was accompanied by friends, family, and plenty of community members at an early 100th birthday party. party took place on June 27 at the Modern…...
Program to explore Wisconsin's POW camps
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (181+ words) The public is invited to a free informative and entertaining program about Wisconsin's POW. camps at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28, at Cornerstone Community Center in DeForest. The program, presented by Bob Block, is co-hosted by DeForest Area Historical Society, DeForest Area…...
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