Hero pilot from NKY to be laid to rest 81 years after death in Germany during WWII
De Jarnette was killed on April 8, 1944, while serving as the pilot of a B-24 Liberator bomber with the 732nd Bombardment Squadron.
Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving WWII paratrooper, has died
Sgt. Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving World War II paratrooper and a member of the U.S. Army’s first all-Black parachute infantry battalion, has died. He was 108.
Grandson of Holocaust survivors to meet grandson of top Nazi officer
“It’s going to be edifying for both of us,” said Kai Höss, grandson of the Auschwitz death camp’s commandant. When he was in ...
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The Unsung Hero Of WWII
Albert Göring used his status as Hermann Göring’s brother to lead an underground rebellion from within Germany itself, yet he ...
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Professor Andrew Kless publishes book on German occupation of Poland in World War I
Andrew Kless, assistant professor of history and global studies at Alfred University, has published a book detailing Germany’s occupation of ...
WW1 Scots soldier's grave identified in Belgium after over 100 years
Lieutenant Hugh Barr, of East Kilbride, was killed during an attack on the German-occupied town of Werwick in Belgium on ...
What to do when family history is radioactive? Work around stonewalling relatives
Joe Dunthorne, author of 'Submarine,' doggedly researched his Jewish ancestor's scientific work benefiting the Nazis. His ...