Collective moments are a fascinating thing to examine. When society fixates on something, it tells us about our internal processes and what is bothering us or drawing our curiosity. This happened in the late 1990s with the explosion in popularity of World War II movies. Half a century after the defeat of the Nazis, filmmakers like Steven Spielberg, Terrance Mallick, Clint Eastwood and more began pumping out historical military projects like 'Saving Private Ryan,' 'The Thin Red Line,' 'Flags of...
President Joe Biden on Wednesday mischaracterized the circumstances of his uncle's death during World War II as he lambasted former President Donald Trump's comments about the military. "He got shot down in New Guinea, and they never found the body because there used to be — there were a lot of cannibals, for real, in that part of New Guinea," Biden said during his remarks invoking his uncle Ambrose J. Finnegan. However, U.S. military records about Finnegan's death do not mention the aircraft's...
President Joe Biden appeared to suggest that cannibals ate his uncle after he was shot down during World War II, though military records say otherwise. Speaking with reporters on Wednesday in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Biden twice recalled the story of his uncle, Ambrose Finnegan, who served in the U.S. Army Air Forces in the Pacific theater […]
The names of thousands of people held in Japanese American incarceration camps during World War II have been digitized and made available for free, genealogy company Ancestry announced Wednesday. The website, known as one of the largest global online resources of family history, is collaborating with the Irei Project, which
The names of thousands of people held in Japanese American incarceration camps during World War II will be digitized and made available for free, genealogy company Ancestry announced Wednesday.
World War II-era barracks buildings are shown resting on a new foundation April 3 and 8, 2024, after contractors moved them in 2023 at Fort McCoy, Wis.
“Irena’s Vow” is a potent reminder that the world needs heroes — those brave enough to do what’s morally right even when the risks are great.
“Irena’s Vow” is a potent reminder that the world needs heroes — those brave enough to do what’s morally right even when the risks are great.
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A World War II-era plane crashed along a river near Fairbanks, Alaska, on Tuesday afternoon shortly after taking off from the international airport, local authorities said. The post Alaska law enforcement responds to World War II-era plane crash with 2 people on board first appeared on WFIN Local News.
A World War II-era plane crashed along a river near Fairbanks, Alaska, according to Alaska State Troopers. Troopers said in an online dispatch a Douglas C-54, a four-engine propeller transport aircraft used by the U.S. Air Forces in World War II and the Korean War, crashed along the Tanana River on Tuesday afternoon. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed to Fox News Digital that two people were on board the aircraft at the time of the crash. NATIONAL GUARD DELAYS ALASKA STAFFING...
Authorities say they've identified a man they believe killed a World War II veteran who worked as a milkman in a Florida cold case that dates back 56 years