Navy pilot John Leppla was credited with shooting down five Japanese aircraft in aerial combat before he was shot down and ...
A World War II veteran in western Maryland celebrated his 100th birthday on Wednesday. Staff Sgt. Melvin Hurwitz piloted B-17 bombers over Europe during the ...
The U.S. bombers sank ... Units in World War II” by Ikuhiko Hata and Yasuho Izawa; “The First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway” by John B. Lundstrom; “Duel ...