Claire Barrett
Claire Barrett is the Strategic Operations Editor for Sightline Media and a World War II researcher with an unparalleled affinity for Sir Winston Churchill and Michigan football.
All Stories By Claire
This nurse jerry-rigged a trach tube to keep a wounded Marine alive
Mary Hawkins spent 13 months flying the wounded out of the Pacific Theater, becoming one of the few women to be awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Veterans of Bravo Company receive Bronze Medals 56 years after combat
More than half a century later, 14 soldiers of Bravo Company were formally awarded Bronze Star Medals for their actions in Vietnam’s Central Highlands.
The Army is working to produce a next-gen battlefield smokescreen
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has only highlighted the growing need for the Army to invest in some old-school analog tactics.
WWII Museum podcast explores legacy of America’s first intel agency
Season one of "Secret WWII: Spies & Special Ops" delves into wartime tales of espionage and intrigue, and the formation of the OSS.
Marines retire ‘workhorse’ Assault Amphibious Vehicle after 50 years
From the shores of Grenada to the deserts of Iraq, Assault Amphibious Vehicles shielded and carried Marines from ship to sea to shore since 1972.
Head of Eisenhower library forced out after sword spat with Trump
The Army vet and historian declined Trump's request to gift Eisenhower's sword to King Charles out of obligation to preserve it for the American public.
A bullet struck his heart at Pearl Harbor. His widow just returned it.
After 84 years, the Japanese bullet that was once lodged in the heart of sailor Dean Darrow was returned to the Pearl Harbor National Memorial Museum.
Who is John Frum? Inside the ‘cargo cult’ that worships American GIs
The theology is simple enough: The practice of the cult centers on the worship of cargo. American cargo.
Soldier sacrificed to save troops from being buried alive in WWII
Pfc. David Gonzales saved his squad mates one by one.
Remains of WWII Medal of Honor recipient identified after 80 years
Army Capt. Willibald Bianchi was killed in 1945 after U.S. aircraft, unaware there were prisoners on board, scored a direct hit on a Japanese POW ship.
