How a WWII ace became the unlikely honoree of a submarine combat awardJohn Galvin became an ace pilot during WWII, but his most prized award may have been his Submarine Combat Patrol Insignia.By Jon Guttman3 weeks ago
Codename Nemo: How nine men captured a Nazi sub and shortened WWIIThe U.S. antisubmarine task force captured the Nazi submarine along with its crew, technology, encryption codes and a working Enigma cipher machine.By Claire Barrett6 weeks ago
Patton’s Prayer: Discussing the famed general with author Alex KershawKershaw spoke about his newest book, how faith and ego intertwined that winter in 1944, and how the Battle of the Bulge became an American triumph.By Claire Barrett7 weeks ago
How Gustav the pigeon broke the first news of the D-Day landingsGustav flew for five hours and 16 minutes across a distance of 150 miles to deliver the news, amid darkened skies and a headwind of about 50 mph.By Zita Ballinger Fletcher7 weeks ago
The officer who stormed Normandy with nothing but a cane and pistolOne NCO recalled seeing Roosevelt on the beach 'with a cane in one hand, a map in the other, walking around as if he was looking over some real estate.'By Claire Barrett7 weeks ago
‘What they left behind’: Ernie Pyle recalls the carnage of Omaha BeachThe story of D-Day as told by what one war correspondent saw left on the beaches.By Ernie Pyle7 weeks ago